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Close at Hand: Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection

Presented by Fabric Workshop and Museum at Fabric Workshop and Museum

June 3-September 4, 2011

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The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is pleased to present Close at Hand: Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection, featuring a broad range of significant works produced in collaboration with FWM through its renowned Artists-in-Residence program. This vibrant exhibition represents artists based in Philadelphia at the time of their FWM projects and includes works created for this show. Curated by Marion Boulton Stroud, FWM Artistic Director; Ruth Fine, Special Projects in Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Virgil Marti, Artist/Curator; and Mary Anne Friel, FWM Project Coordinator/Master Printer. This exhibition demonstrates FWM contributions to contemporary art, particularly highlighting its collaborations with Philadelphia artists. The oldest work on view predates the founding of The Fabric Workshop in 1977 while some of the commissioned works were completed in May 2011. The new works debuting are created by Moe Brooker, Listen With Your Eyes ttgg, print on silk charmeuse scarf; Tristin Lowe, Alice, 1998—the 19.5-foot bright-blue girl, made of inflatable, vinyl-coated fabric, who will be wearing a new "Alice in Wonderland” inspired dress embroidered with images of psychotropic mushrooms; and Joshua Mosley, who recently began his residency at FWM, and is composing stop-motion animations based on translations of experimental drawings.