Ann Hamilton: THE EVENT OF A THREAD
December 7, 2012 – January 6, 2013
“Ms. Hamilton’s work is incontestably original.”
– The New York Times
Visual artist Ann Hamilton combines the ephemeral presence of time with the material tactility for which she is best known to create a new large-scale installation for the Wade Thompson Drill Hall. Commissioned by the Armory, The Event of a Thread references the building’s architecture, as well as the individual encounters and congregational gatherings that have animated its rich social history. A multisensory affair, the work draws together readings, sound, and live events within a field of swings that together invite visitors to connect to the action of each other and the work itself, illuminating the experience of the singular and collective body.
Ann Hamilton represented the United States in the 1999 Venice Biennale and has exhibited extensively around the world with installations at major museums including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, MASS MoCA, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Tate Liverpool, the Contemporary Art Museum in Kumamoto, Japan, and the Musee d’art Contemporain in Lyon, France.
Photo: Ann Hamilton
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Friday, December 7, 2012 –
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Tuesdays – Sundays: 12:00pm – 7:00pm
Thursdays: 12:00pm – 9:00pm
Closed Mondays
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Tickets go on sale to the public
November 5, 2012.
$12 General Admission
$10 Students (with ID), Seniors (65+),
Groups (8 or more)
FREE: Children 10 and under
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