Upcoming Exhibitions. Brilliantly colored and full of visual drama, Bisa Butler's larger-than-life sized quilted portraits are nearly indistinguishable from paintings. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. CHICAGO - The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce that its doors will reopen on February 11.Bisa Butler: Portraits, which opened last year on November 16, will remain on view through April 19, 2021. The Art Institute is presenting the first solo exhibition of Butler's work, collecting more than 20 of her vibrant portrait quilts. In 2019, the Art Institute of Chicago acquired The Safety Patrol and in 2020 will host the first solo museum exhibition of Butler's work Bisa Butler: Portraits. And amazingly enough, even the museum, once it ultimately acquired the quilt a few years later, didnt really know the value of what they now possessed, keeping it in storage for another decade until, as I said earlier, second-wave feminism introduced the world to the value of quilt-making, and the MFA realized it was sitting on a historical gold mine. VOICE 7: And you see a number of figures that look like they have their hands raised to receive these sort of, I guess, lights that are coming down. In Forever, a near life-sized Boseman stands "in a lush green landscape," with palm trees and mountains in the background, a bright green rainbow hovering above him. The patterning is as sophisticated and precise as anything you would expect from a formally-trained quilter, or a formally-trained abstract artist, and maybe even more evocative for its intuitive creativity. 1973),To God and Truth, 2019. This is just one of many quilts that offers perspective into the complexity of children, with the added layer of being Black. NEWARK, N.J. -- As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, CBS2's Maurice DuBois met Bisa Butler, an artist who's elevated quilt making to the walls of some of our finest museums. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Bisa Butler, "To God and Truth," 2019. | Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David Bonderman. Bisa Butler The Safety Patrol Unmatted Print. So it does everything, a little bit of everything. A full schedule of programs is available below: Wednesday, March 1, . To highlight, and promote the art of Bisa Butler , internationally exhibiting artist. VOICE 1: So in this quilt, I see 15 panels, five across, three down, and each panel has some sort of image, like maybe a story that it's telling. This Present Moment will be on view in Washington, D.C., at the Renwick Gallery through April 2, 2023. The 2021 show Bisa Butler: Portraits was the most popular textile show in the Art Institutes history, prompting the museum to extend the exhibit by five months. Myth, magic and monsters: This photographer is creating Black fantasy water creatures. And the fact that she was known for this in her own day, given her circumstances, and the fact that her role in quilting history was later obscured and needed to be rediscovered when it was more politically convenient, her living fame really mattered. 8 February 2022 | Art & Object. She is known for her vibrantly stunning larger than life sized quilted portraits that captivate viewers around the world. As we briefly talked about in episode 15, its largely been dismissed as womens work, too utilitarian to be taken seriously as an art form. Portfolio. Hear curator Danielle Killam talk through the themes of Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories and the ways in which the quilts in the exhibition seek to answer the question: "Who is American?". Smithsonians National Museum of American History. And not just the stories from her faith, or of her moment, but the story of quilting itself, their narrative power, which she apparently talked about to anyone who would listen. And people did listen. Dive deeper into Harriet Powerss Pictorial quilt with a new episode of The Lonely Palette from Tamar Avishai, the MFAs podcaster-in-residence. Accommodation page The exhibition invites visitors to celebrate the artistry and intricacy of quilts and coverlets and the lives they document, while also considering the complicated legacies ingrained in the fabric of American life. Capturing multiple dimensions of the woman's identity, the piece became Butler's first quilted portrait and was gifted to her bedridden grandmother, who had taught her how to sew. TueFri, 12:005:00 pm Cotton plain weave, cotton filling; pieced and quilted with polyester thread. In addition, Butler was honored last week at the American Folk Art Museums 60th Anniversary Benefit Gala in New York. "Somehow I feel like they're calling out to me," Butler says. Butler uses intensely colored and patterned fabrics, "the cloth of our ancestors," to create quilted portraits, dignified images that document the Black experience. If your company is a BISA Member or an exhibitor/sponsor of the 2022 Annual Convention, and you do not see your company name on the list, please contact, Scroll down to select the Continue button, Select your registration type from the list, Fill in the Attendee Information as requested, If you are registering more than 1 attendee, please select Register Another before hitting Complete Registration. The exhibition and its related educational programs at the Skirball Cultural Center are made possible by generous support from the following donors: The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation Bank & Credit Union Enterprise Membersreceive a certain number of complimentary allotments based on their membership level (enumerated below) and can purchase additional allotments for $795. Bisa Butler's quilt, "Forever" (2020) , made in honor of the late Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman. After all, it might get spilled on or loved a little too hard by our cat. DIAMOND DIE AND BEVEL CUTTING. VOICE 3: I see all the work that they did, all by hand that takes time and time, and to be a good one and be able to do it. Educational workshops, audio-visual media and curated presentations will included along with the Obama portraits to enhance the viewing experience. Her Story Bisa Butler was born in Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of a college president and a French teacher. Culture Type earns a nominal commission when you access Bookshop via a link on this website and/or make a purchase from one of Culture Type's book lists on Bookshop. Please contact BISA atbisa@bisanet.orgif you have any concerns. Michigan Avenue Entrance: 111 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603 Modern Wing Entrance: 159 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 Email Us: aicshop@artic.edu Bisa Butler (born Mailissa Yamba Butler in 1973) is an American artist. Culture Type is also an affiliate of Bookshop.org, whose mission is to financially support local, independent bookstores. She is now making a new group of quilts for the . The Bible Quilt, which, true to its named contained exclusively biblical scenes, and was created around 1886, a decade before the Pictorial Quilt, was owned by Jennie Smith, an art teacher at a girls school, who had originally seen the quilt displayed at the Northeast Georgia Fair and was moved to offer Powers $10 for it, the equivalent of about $300 today, describing Powers style as bold and rather on the impressionist order, while there is a naivete of expression that is delicious. Powers refused to sell at any price, on the grounds that the quilt, the darling offspring of my brain, was too meaningful to part with, although she did end up eventually selling it to Smith for half that amount a few years later, when Powers fell into her own financial hardships. So lets start by looking at their role in the culture: scholars tend to point to quilt-making, and specifically quilt storytelling, as a distinctly American phenomenon. Butler's quilt of nine Harlem Hellfighters took 11 months to complete. I see happy stuff too. The BISA room block will be held untilThursday, January 27, 2022or until the rooms sell out, whichever occurs first. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Bisa Butler: Portraits is the first solo museum exhibition of the artist's work and will include over 20 portraits. Her pieces are often based on black-and-white photographs of ordinary Black people, taken between the 1850s and 1950s and sourced from the National Archives. This year's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award recipients are: Finally, the BISA Technology Innovation Award was awarded to recognize leadership in the advancement of the financial services industry's products, services and platforms through technology innovation. Together, the masterpieces in this exhibition tell inclusive, human stories that link us across time and articulate a rich, and richly complicated, story of our shared history. At Art Basel, Butler will join American art dealer and curator Jeffrey Deitch to unveil two brand new works: Mobile Madonna and If I Ruled the World, Imagine That. Butler, a 2022 recipient of the renowned Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship in Art, was inspired to create the piece Mobile Madonna by an image in the Foundation's archives. $14.50. Despite their bravery in combat, at home they faced the same discrimination and segregation as other African Americans. Photograph Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Private collection Photo by John Butler. Gift of Wayne E. Nichols. You will be responsible for any additional nights and any cost beyond the room rate of $389 plus a $34.95 resort fee plus 14% tax per room/per day, and will still be charged the $150 incidental hold referenced above upon check-in. Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund. . And so it's a, for me, it's interesting to wonder if it's awe, if it's excitement, is it fear? Whether they are the stories sewn onto the fabric, or the stories acquired over the history of ownership, or the stories that are left untold in their moment, Harriet Powers understood the importance of telling them. And both of these elements, the timeless religious aspect and the contemporary moment, are reflected in the history of ownership of these two quilts, what curators call the provenance. Unless they are a member of the BISA Board of Directors or a Rising Star, Service Provider members do, *Client Full Conference registrations are. And this should encourage, even compel us, to stand in front of her quilts, her art, and see them, really see them, and never stop. Bisa Butler, (American, born 1975), . The exhibition brings together the only two surviving quilts by artist Harriet Powers, displaying the MFAs iconic Pictorial quilt (189598) alongside the Bible quilt (188586), on loan from the Smithsonians National Museum of American History, for the first time. The Art Institute of Chicago 33.9K subscribers Artists Bisa Butler and Tonika Johnson gather on the occasion of the exhibition "Bisa Butler: Portraits" for a conversation with Erica Warren,. $17.60 $22.00. Cotton, silk, wool and velvet, life-sized artwork. "I find myself drawn to images that have some sort of magnetism that is grabbing me," she explained. Current Exhibitions. An essential resource focused on visual art from a Black perspective, Culture Type explores the intersection of art, history, and culture, BISA BUTLER, Dont Tread On Me, God Damn, Lets Go! The Harlem Hellfighters, 2021 (pieced, appliqud, and quilted cottons, silk, wool, and velvet). All attendees from BISA Bank & Credit Union member companies are eligible to receive (2) complimentary hotel nights at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach for the nights of: This year, recipients are: Thank you to the attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors who made this convention such a success. And because theyre created to live in the most intimate spaces in peoples lives, theyre deeply personal and personalized. I mean, when a craft is passed down through the generations, its enormously egalitarian. for updates. Cotton plain weave, appliqud, embroidered, and quilted. VOICE 8: I see a lot of things in it. ", photo Bisa Butler Museum Associates/LACMA, posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. Free. And its our wedding quilt, our minimoons quilt, our memento of profound meaning. Bisa Butler speaks about her portrait of Chadwick Boseman. /. When received in writing via email, name changes are permitted. The health and safety of BISA 2022 Annual Convention attendees are top priorities in planning this years in-person event. Quilts and coverlets have a unique capacity to tell stories: their tactile, intricate mode of creation and their traditional use in the home impart deeply personal narratives of their creators, and the many histories they express reveal a complex record of America. BISA continues to monitor guidelines and precautions from the Bisa Butler (born Mailissa Yamba Butler in 1973) is an American fiber artist who has created a new genre of quilting that has transformed the medium. Professor Marina Moskowitz shares the CDMC's latest event recording and highlights moments from the 2021 Harris Lecture featuring textile artist Bisa Butler. With the exhibitions Bisa Butler: Portraits and The Obama Portraits, which the Art Institute welcomed this summer, both Butler and Sherald received well-earned recognition for their achievementstrue triumphs of their vision and their persistence. Bisa Butler (b. To register,click here. I mean, as if we could. Defiance. Double wedding ring pattern? If you are not currently a member, you can join BISA for 2022 to take advantage of this opportunity. Bequest of Maxim Karolik. Butler used this cloth to signify the troops' long journey through conflict. Whether produced as works of art or utilitarian objects, their tactile, intricate mode of creation and traditional use in the home impart deeply personal narratives of their makers and offer an intimate picture of American life. Culture Type participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to help sites earn modest commissions by linking to amazon.com. Spectrum News 1 | November 21, 2022. Spring 2023 Solo exhibition at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in New York, New York. for Harriet Powers, Pictorial Quilt Episode, The Boston Globe (10/21/21): "MFAs Fabric of a Nation pieces together American history through the quietly radical power of quilts", The Wall Street Journal (9/24/21): "Quilting America: A new exhibition shows how craftspeople and artists, most of them women, turned quilts into a record of American history. Wednesday, March 8, 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm: Create fabric collages like contemporary quilter Bisa Butler. This post is sponsored by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A housing link, along with reservation instructions are provided in your registration confirmation e-mail. Badge sharing is not allowed. As renewals are coming in, we are making adjustments to the allotment if your membership level changed. I mean, what I see is slavery. We promised ourselves wed get to it eventually, but bank accounts got drained, way led onto way, and it just never happened. Bisa Butler designs, sews, and. If you have questions regarding your company's membership level, please call (202) 367-1111 or e-mail bisa@bisanet.org . Service Provider Membersreceive complimentary allotments based on their chosen membership level and may receive additional allotments for sponsoring/exhibiting. The Smithsonian, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Fine Art, and many other museums have Butler's quilts. New Exhibition at SAAM's Renwick Gallery Features Artwork of Bisa Butler, Nick Cave, Sonya Clark, and More by Smithsonian American Art Museum on May 26, 2022 7:58 am No Comments BISA BUTLER, "Don't Tread On Me, God Damn, Let's Go! Then, hear fromartist Caron Tabb about her work in the companion exhibition Together for Good: Caron Tabb and the Quilting Corner. Wool plain weave and twill, cotton plain weave and other structures, leather; pieced, appliqud, and embroidered with wool. To mark Missouri's Bicentennial, Kemper Museum invited an advisory group of 13 civic partners comprising curators, educators, artists, and cultural leaders to identify themes and through lines related to the state's history and . Based in Orange, N.J., her work is currently on view in "Bisa Butler: The Storm, the Whirlwind and the Earthquake" at Claire Oliver Gallery in New York City. Hours Her method is changing how other people make quilts. BISA is working closely with the Fontainebleau Miami Beach and other partners to determine the measures necessary to safely host the convention. Pieced wool plain weave top, wool plain weave back and binding; quilted. This lack of formal training shifts the emphasis towards intuition, towards the inherent emotional power of work that just needs to be created even if, in the case of Powers, the corners of the quilt dont quite match up. Her quilts are a new style that no one has made before. Publications. In order to secure your reservation, you will need to provide the hotel with a credit card. Bisa Butler is one of America's great quilt artists, who has taken the art form and elevated it to an almost painterly practice. Wednesday, March 15, 2023 2:00pm to 4:00pm. In his case, it was the metal caps and the aluminum stripped from beer bottles, and in the case of 18th and 19th century quilters, it was the remnants of old clothes and other bits of used cloth, the detritus that, as Anatsui continues, in no way precludes the telling of rich and wonderful stories.. And this American, egalitarian, and intimate art form is perhaps no better expressed than in the Pictorial Quilt of Harriet Powers, one of the most exceptional objects you never realized was a part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Bostons collection. Frank B. Bemis Fund and with funds donated anonymously. The Keston Family Cotton plain weave, pieced and quilted. *Client Full Conference registrations areonlyfor non-member clients of member service provider companies. BISA is working closely with the Fontainebleau Miami Beach and other partners to determine the measures necessary to safely host the convention. These objects deepen the history of the studio craft movement while also introducing contemporary artworks that push the boundaries of what we interpret the handmade to be in the 21st century. Artworks See all 1 artworks Bisa Butler's The Safety Patrol But who gets to tell her story? She will be the subject of two solo exhibitions this year "Bisa Butler: Portraits" March 15 - June 14 2020 at the Katonah Museum of Art, New York and at the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois September 5, 2020 - January 24 2021. BISA presented its most prestigious award, Circle of Excellence to four individuals in recognition of their long-term commitment to the profession and association. Please visit the, BISA must receive all cancellation requests in writing by Tuesday, January 18, 2022to be eligible for a refund. (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts Boston) Early on, we encounter a 2019 quilt from Bisa Butler, a New Jersey fiber artist known for her work celebrating Black life. Bisa has transformed the quilting medium, increasing its recognition and engaging new audiences. Someone took the time to stitch all those little stitches. Los Angeles, CA 90049 The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization . All sales are final after Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The program helps offset a small portion of the countless hours and expense required to research, report, write and produce Culture Type's content. So I'm just looking through it from my eyes, and that's all I see. MUSEUM STORE PRODUCTS. Buy tickets; Attend an event; Become a member; Explore the collection . Bisa Butler is a portrait quilter based in Orange, New Jersey. Upcoming Schedule of Exhibitions through Spring 2022 Circus: Bouroullec Designs November 20, 2021-May 30, 2022 Gallery 219 This exhibition features the work of the celebrated designers and brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, who will be recipients of the 2021 Collab Design Excellence Award. Butler to Exhibit Two New Works at Art Basel 2022, Inspired By Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship, Ahead of 2023 Exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch in New York. "Bisa Butler: Portraits," her first solo museum exhibition, opens March 15 at the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, N.Y., and will travel to the Art Institute of Chicago in September. On the contrary, there is a richness and an authenticity that can be found in artists who are first and foremost observers, who receive their training from amateurs passing techniques down through generations, the way that the best recipes come from grandmothers, not the Food Network. At the top of the Grand Staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago hang massive, colorful banners announcing the art work of Bisa Butler. Gift of the Hamish Amish Quilters and their families. World Health Organization(WHO) specific to COVID-19. The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection. The museum recently announced its schedule of exhibits for the coming year.. No one thinks that quilts, for example, or a museum exhibition about quilts will be as interesting or historically compelling as they actually are. Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles. The exhibition highlights 171 artworks from SAAMs extensive holdings of modern and contemporary craft in a range of craft mediums from fiber and ceramics to glass and mixed media. These are kind of like the drawings you see in the caves from early man, I think. Come and take a look at the fabulous work of Bisa. Skirball Teacher Advisory Council 20222023, Who is American? BISA continues to monitor guidelines and precautions from the. Cotton plain weave and glass beads; pieced, appliqud, beaded, and quilted. Quilting has an artistic and pragmatic cultural legacy within African American heritage -- for example. All Rights Reserved. May 13 Dont Tread on Me, God Damn, Lets Go!The Harlem Hellfighters (2021) will be featured in the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the exhibit This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. This piece is inspired by a portrait of the Harlem Hellfighters, a World War I regiment of Black and Puerto Rican soldiers, from the National Archives. Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Storieswas first curated by Jennifer Swope and presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibition highlights the role that artists play in our world to spark essential conversations by asking two questions: How have you reimagined your idea of home during the global pandemic? . Bisa Butler: Portraits, "the first solo museum exhibition of the artist's work" which will feature over twenty . So this uses appliqu, embroidery and quilting techniques. "I'm very much a believer in the spiritual sense that they see," she said. said Butler. Closed Mondays, FREE docent tours occur on the following schedule: Many current residents of the community can trace their ancestral lineage back to slavery, and then where freed slaves subsequently stayed as sharecroppers, all the way to the 1960s, when a quilting bee was birthed that eventually gained national attention for the artistry and historical and political significance of their quilts which, as with Powers quilts, were made of found scraps of clothing and borrowed from both West African aesthetic traditions, and, uniquely, Native American aesthetic traditions. And there are many examples of artists who intuitively create both narrative and abstract designs without the benefit of formal training look no further than the quilters of Gees Bend in Alabama, a small, isolated hamlet just southwest of Selma, and home to some of the most extraordinary and important contributions to black visual culture in the country. . Bisa Butler's stunning quilted portraits celebrate Black identity and African roots. She makes quilts. Let us take a look back to 2020 and view Butler's exhibition The Storm, the Whirlwind and the Earthquake, one of several exhibitions at Claire Oliver Gallery, NYC. Discover the extraordinary stories behind three hundred years of American quilts. On sale. Do you enjoy and value Culture Type? And sure, it will look beautiful for a while, but inevitably Ill stop seeing it. Reproduced with permission. And these scenes, side-by-side, reveal two things about Harriet Powers, which Ive just alluded to: first, as Alice Walker inferred, she was a woman deeply committed to her own Christian faith in Powers own words, her quilts intended to preach the gospel in patchwork and secondly, she possessed an ability to tap into the modernity of her own moment, to recognize the inherent value of life as it was being lived, as seen through stories both contemporary and timeless. Read more. Clip: Season 2022 Episode 251 | 3m 11s Loaded 0% / A Look at Bisa Butler's Quilter Portraits at Art Institute From Chicago Tonight: History, music and photography are all stitched together in. The BISA room block will be held untilThursday, January 27, 2022or until the rooms sell out, whichever occurs first. Art historian and curator Nicole Fleetwood, who received a MacArthur "Genius" Award last. for more information. For convention registration inquiries, e-mail: Inspired by iconic black and white photos, Bisa Butler has created life-size portraits of African Americans in quilts that explode with color. Butler's specialty is fabric, specifically . Cotton plain weave and glass beads; pieced, appliqud, beaded, and quilted. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Select your company name from the list or select Non-Member. registration@bisanet.org. I dont know how many newlyweds have this same story: you put all this energy into the wedding, the logistical details, the, uh, personality management, and the idea of planning a whole other trip on top of it just feels impossible. Cancellation/Substitution Policy -- Name Changes, : Substitutions may be made at any time up to the start of the convention. There is something much bigger than us. Danielle Killam curates its West Coast debut for the Skirball Cultural Center. 2/26/2023 3/1/20232023 Annual Convention, Bank Insurance & Securities Association 2001 K Street, NW 3rd Floor North Washington, DC 20006, p: 202-367-1111 For information about membership benefits and allotments, please visit the, receive complimentary allotments based on their chosen membership level and may receive additional allotments for sponsoring/exhibiting. Camille Pissarro Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook Matted Print. Please continue to check the2022 Annual Convention Health & Safety page To register, please follow these instructions: Complimentary Registration and Member Benefits: BISA members receive certain complimentary registration allotments based on membership type and membership level as enumerated below. But we also see current events, as described by Powers herself: Cold Thursday, 10 of February, 1895, a woman frozen in prayer. Other squares depict natural phenomena from the more recent past: a meteor shower from 1833; a forest fire from 1780. Using vibrant colors, Butler transforms photographs that capture the souls, personalities, and humanity of Black men, women, and children into vibrant textile quilts that offer an in-depth, alternative portrayal of the Black experience while uplifting and celebrating the American popular art of quilting. do not need to become a member to register, but registration fees are increased. Bisa Butler: Portraits Katonah Museum of Art / March 15 - October 4, 2020 http://www.katonahmuseum.org/exhibitions/ Bisa Butler: Portraits is the first solo museum exhibition of the artist's work and features her vivid and larger-than-life quilts that capture African American identity and culture. Was able to visit the Bisa Butler's exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago in April 2021. In order to secure your reservation, you will need to provide the hotel with a credit card. Carla Hemlock (Haudenosaunee, Kanienkehka (Mohawk), b. BISA has a room block at The Fontainebleau Miami Beach. It's very, very cool. Hamish Amish Quilters,Ellis Island, 1996. Reproduced with permission. The Art. Once she has chosen an image, Butler "can end up studying it for over 100 hours." For more information about membership or to join, contact bisa@bisanet.org or call 202-367-1111 and ask for E. Lyles Morgan. 1961),Survivors, 20112013. 2 Complimentary Hotel Nights Per Registration(must be booked by Thursday, Total Assets between $10 billion and $50 billion. ", Art in America (10/14/21): "What Quilts Mean Now", GBH TV's "Open Studio with Jared Bowen" (10/15/21): "American Quilt Stories", GBH Radios Under the Radar with Callie Crossley (10/10/21): "Fabric Of A Nation: Quilting Is Finally Being Recognized As Fine Art", WBUR News (10/12/21): "In two fall art exhibits, quilts offer more than just warmth", The Boston Globe (9/9/21): "10 cant-miss fall exhibits", Vogue (9/6/21): "Craving Art This Fall? Exhibition Schedule: Katonah Museum of Art, New York (March 15-October 4, . The subject's facial expressions, body language and pose, as well as their clothes and accessories, are all useful clues to figuring out what they were like as people. David and Sarah Harden Printed cotton, pieced, appliqud, and quilted. Rutgers-Newark/Clement Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience. Cotton, silk, wool, and velvet quilted and appliqud. 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