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“The Gleaners” Make Art Out of Trash

January 21, 2009 · Print This Article

More and more artists are creating their work out of used objects but these sculptors are literally working in a trash dump! “The Gleaners” from KQED explores San Francisco Dump’s Artist-In-Residence program, visiting with current residents Christine Lee and David King.

Gleaner noun

1 a: to pick up after a reaper b: to strip (as a field) of the leavings of reapers

2 a: to gather (as information) bit by bit b: to pick over in search of relevant material

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