Ann Hamilton: habitus
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Ann Hamilton, habitus, 2016. Installation at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, made in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo by Thibault Jeanson.
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Ann Hamilton, habitus, 2016. Installation at Municipal Pier 9, made in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo by Thibault Jeanson.
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Ann Hamilton, shell, 2007, felt coats, edition of 25. 52 x 44 x 6 inches. Photo by Carlos Avendaño, courtesy of the artist.
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Ann Hamilton, habitus, 2016. Installation at Municipal Pier 9, made in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Photo by Thibault Jeanson.
The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) presents Ann Hamilton: habitus, a multi-venue exhibition by MacArthur Fellow and visual artist Ann Hamilton exploring how we use, live with, and experience fabrics in our daily lives. On view in two distinct venues—the galleries of FWM and Municipal Pier 9 on the Delaware River waterfront, one of the last remaining municipal pier structures in Philadelphia—the project weaves text, textile, and image together as mediums for an imaginative and tactile exchange between artist and audience.
From September 17, 2016 through January 8, 2017, FWM will display a selection of historical objects curated by Hamilton, including literature, textiles, dolls, and needlework portfolios, borrowed from Philadelphia museums and public collections. Hamilton's installation at Municipal Pier 9 (September 6–October 10, 2016) will propel visitors into an immersive atmosphere of massive cylindrical curtains, inviting audiences to touch and be touched by the fabric of human experience.