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Ann Hamilton: Present-Past 1984-1997
The notion of the separation between spirit and matter, inferiority and exteriority that runs through all of Western philosophy is the starting point for the work of the American artist Ann Hamilton. Trained as a sculptor, Ann Hamilton has always strived to reconcile body and soul, thought and matter, the living and the inanimate, by creating works that have a great "physicality" made with everyday objects, organic animal, vegetable and human materials which create a sort of microcosm of the vast outer world capable of arousing in the viewer emotions, recollections and sensations. With the introduction by Thierry Raspail and the essays by Jean-Pierre Criqui, Patricia C. Phillips and Thierry Prat, the book spans thirteen years of the American artist's career, from her first exhibition in New York in 1984 up to her most recent works, featuring a selection of the most representative productions, from her early video-films and photographs to her latest, inspiring creations.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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Ann Hamilton
45 books2 followersAnn Hamilton (born June 22, 1956 in Lima, Ohio) is a visual artist who emerged in the early 1980s known for large-scale multi-media installations, as well as her work in video, sculpture, photography, textile art, and printmaking.
Ann Hamilton was born on June 22, 1956 in Lima, Ohio. She grew up in a tight-knit family, and was close to her grandmother. She has memories of sitting on the couch with her, reading, knitting, and doing needlepoint together. Currently she resides in Columbus, Ohio with her husband Michael Mercil, also an artist. Hamilton received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in textile design from the University of Kansas in 1979. She then attained a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the Yale University School of Art in 1985.
Hamilton prefers the term "maker" to "artist." From 1985 to 1991, she taught on the faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara. In 1992, Hamilton established her home and practice in Columbus, Ohio. In 1999, Hamilton represented the United States at the 48th Venice Biennale at the United States Pavilion with her work myein. Since 2001, she has been a Professor of Art at The Ohio State University.
In 1989, she performed Privations & Excesses at Capp Street Project, located in San Francisco. Hamilton covered the entire room with 750,000 pennies and sat in the room wringing her hands inside a hat filled with honey. Behind her, was a barred room with several grazing sheep.
In 1993 she performed her piece tropos at Dia Center for the Arts. She covered the entire floor with interwoven horse hair and sat at a desk, located in the middle of the room. While sitting at the desk, she erased words from a book with a heated coil.
From December 7, 2012 to January 6, 2013, Hamilton presented new work titled the event of a thread at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, NY.
(from Wikipedia)
Ann Hamilton was born on June 22, 1956 in Lima, Ohio. She grew up in a tight-knit family, and was close to her grandmother. She has memories of sitting on the couch with her, reading, knitting, and doing needlepoint together. Currently she resides in Columbus, Ohio with her husband Michael Mercil, also an artist. Hamilton received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in textile design from the University of Kansas in 1979. She then attained a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the Yale University School of Art in 1985.
Hamilton prefers the term "maker" to "artist." From 1985 to 1991, she taught on the faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara. In 1992, Hamilton established her home and practice in Columbus, Ohio. In 1999, Hamilton represented the United States at the 48th Venice Biennale at the United States Pavilion with her work myein. Since 2001, she has been a Professor of Art at The Ohio State University.
In 1989, she performed Privations & Excesses at Capp Street Project, located in San Francisco. Hamilton covered the entire room with 750,000 pennies and sat in the room wringing her hands inside a hat filled with honey. Behind her, was a barred room with several grazing sheep.
In 1993 she performed her piece tropos at Dia Center for the Arts. She covered the entire floor with interwoven horse hair and sat at a desk, located in the middle of the room. While sitting at the desk, she erased words from a book with a heated coil.
From December 7, 2012 to January 6, 2013, Hamilton presented new work titled the event of a thread at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, NY.
(from Wikipedia)
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December 9, 2009
Amazing artist with theatrical installations that are vast, playful, minimal, and full of restraint.
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