To Wear or Not to Wear
October 30, 2011 - February 19, 2012
Continuing colorful pattern throughout the museum, RAM Curator of Exhibitions Lena Vigna organized To Wear or Not to Wear, which showcases artist-made garments and objects of adornment that are both wearable and non-wearable. Visitors to the museum will discover a dress constructed of ceiling tin, a collar of airbrushed aluminum, and shoes made of discarded lottery tickets. This exhibition includes the work of emerging and established artists from various backgrounds including metalsmithing, sculpture, fiber, and commercial photography.
MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
To Wear or Not to Wear Gallery Notes
EXHIBITION EVENTS
ARTISTS IN THE EXHIBITION
Daniel Jocz (Massachusetts), Kay Khan (New Mexico), John Petrey (Tennessee), Marjorie Schick (Kansas) and Rebecca Siemering (Rhode Island)
Elizabeth, 2009
Wood, steel, resin, fiberglass, copper and tin
Collection of the Artist
Photography: John Petrey©
Megumi, 2011
Wood, resin, fiberglass, copper and aluminum
Collection of the Artist
Photography: John Petrey©
Fire Water, 2007
Aluminum, copper, auto body lacquer and chrome
Collection of Marion Fulk
Photography Courtesy of the Artist
Van Gogh's Circles (detail), 2006
Paint, canvas, wood and thread
Collection of the Artist
Photography: Gary Pollmiller
Armlets (front), 2011
Painted canvas, wood and thread
Collection of the Artist
Photography: Gary Pollmiller
To Wear or Not to Wear is made possible at Racine Art Museum by: Presenting Sponsors – Karen Johnson Boyd and William B. Boyd, RAM Society Members, Jay Price Ruffo, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. and Windgate Charitable Foundation; Gold Sponsors – Helen Bader Foundation, Inc., National Endowment for the Artis, Racine Community Foundation, Inc. and Racine United Arts Fund; Silver Sponsors – Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation, W.T. Walker Group, Inc., and Wisconsin Arts Board; Bronze Sponsors – Clifton Gunderson LLP, CNH America LLC, Educators Credit Union, In Sink Erator, Knight-Barry Title, Inc., Real Racine and Runzheimer Foundation
