Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts: Friday, 9 July 2010
The opening of our next installation, stylus - a project by Ann Hamilton, opens this Friday, with a public reception from 5pm - 9pm.
July 9, 2010 - January 22, 2011
If the voice's call - with its ability to hail, summon, or bestow a name - is the origin of speech, then perhaps the hand - raised to touch, or signal at a distance - is its silent counterpart. These two gestures form a call and response that provides the structure for stylus, a project created by Ann Hamilton for the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Conceived in response to the Pulitzer's mission to be both a sanctuary and laboratory, the installation is structured around live acoustic elements and will be punctuated by participatory workshops which will occur throughout the project.
As a visual artist whose contributions to contemporary art span three decades, Ann Hamilton's installations are notable in part for their capacity to weave a broad palette of media into engaging sensory environments. Known for a dense accumulation of materials, her installations create immersive experiences that respond to the architectural presence and social history of their sites, while also engaging the public with broad questions of what it means to assemble in such spaces. You can learn more about her past projects at art21.org and annhamiltonstudio.com .
Hours: Wednesdays: 12-5, Saturdays: 10-5
3716 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
July 9, 2010 - January 22, 2011
If the voice's call - with its ability to hail, summon, or bestow a name - is the origin of speech, then perhaps the hand - raised to touch, or signal at a distance - is its silent counterpart. These two gestures form a call and response that provides the structure for stylus, a project created by Ann Hamilton for the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Conceived in response to the Pulitzer's mission to be both a sanctuary and laboratory, the installation is structured around live acoustic elements and will be punctuated by participatory workshops which will occur throughout the project.
As a visual artist whose contributions to contemporary art span three decades, Ann Hamilton's installations are notable in part for their capacity to weave a broad palette of media into engaging sensory environments. Known for a dense accumulation of materials, her installations create immersive experiences that respond to the architectural presence and social history of their sites, while also engaging the public with broad questions of what it means to assemble in such spaces. You can learn more about her past projects at art21.org and annhamiltonstudio.com .
Hours: Wednesdays: 12-5, Saturdays: 10-5
3716 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108
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