Kay Sekimachi: Simple Complexity” exhibit chronicles the decades-long career of 90-year-old fiber artist and weaver Kay Sekimachi. Associated Press Photos
In this post, I’m continuing to post about some of my new (and old) favorite artists working with fabric/fibers, particularly in an installation or site-specific manner. I started this in my first post on this topic yesterday, Inspiring Artists Working with FIbers, Part I.
Alan Shields, Cannot find source: located through Pinterest/Google Image Search
Alan Shields, Installation view, ‘Alan Shields: In Motion’ at the Parrish Art Museum (photo by Gary Mamay)
Installation view: Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966-1985), 2016. Photo: Tony Prikryl
Annette Messenger
Annette Messenger
Annette Messager
Annette Messager
Sherri Smith, “Water Table”, 2004
“South Plolar Region” Sherri Smith
weaving 6’x6
“Star Cluster in the X-Ray Spectrum”, Sherri Smith, weaving 3’x3′
Sherri Smith – Front Range, 1976
Rosemarie Trockel, Untitled, 1993. © Rosemarie Trockel, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2012. Deutsche Bank Collection
Ann Hamilton, The Event of a Thread (2012)
This one isn’t fiber arts, but I love it anyway:
Ann Hamilton. Digital scan (detail) of a specimen from University of Washington’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Ornithology Collection. 2014. Courtesy of the artist.
Ann Hamilton
Ann Hamilton: tropos
October 7, 1993–June 19,1994, Dia:Chelsea
Which leads me to thinking about…
Robert Morris: Untitled 1968, felt, asphalt, mirrors, wood, copper tubing, steel cable, and lead, at; MoMA, New York