pattern language | Clothing as Communicator
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Checklist of the Exhibition

Vito Acconci
b. 1940, Bronx, New York
Leaf Shirt 1985
pigment, polycotton fabric
23 x 51 inches
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia

Mike Arauz
b. 1978 Reading, Pennsylvania
I AM ________ 2003
t-shirt, applied letters
Commissioned by Art Interactive

Art Guys (Jack and Mick) with Todd Oldham
Michael Galbreth
b. 1956 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jack Massing
b. 1959 Buffalo, New York
Suits: The Clothes Make the Man 1998
wool, patches
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Joseph Beuys
1921 Kleve, Germany -1986 Düsseldorf, Germany
Felt Suit 1970
wool
67 x 39 inches
edition of 100
Published by Editions René Block, Berlin and Philadelphia Museum of Art
Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University

Ecke Bonk
b. 1953 Frankfurt, West Germany
Chess-Jacket (Checkett) 1987-91
pigment, Gore-Tex fabric, plastic pieces
39 x 70 inches
edition of 32
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia

Alba D’Urbano
b. 1955 Tivoli, Italy
The Immortal Tailor 1995-97
garments, digital print on fabric
On loan from the artist

Michelle Fornabai
b. 1967 Ridgewood, New Jersey
Prototype 1 (Petal Pant) 2004
fabric, acrylic rod
28 x 72 inches (pants)
48 x 60 x 144 inches (tent)
On loan from the artist

Alicia Framis
b. 1967 Barcelona, Spain
Dior gown from Anti-Dog Fitting Room 2003
On loan from the artist

Megan Galbraith
b. 1979 Boynton Beach, Florida
Scribble 2002
computer program with printer and fabric
On loan from the artist

Hope Ginsburg
b. 1974 Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Felt-making 2000-present
felt
On loan from the artist

International Fashion Machines
Maggie Orth
b. 1964 Columbus, Ohio
Emily Cooper
b. 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Derek Lockwood
b. 1969 Santa Barbara, California
Firefly Dress 1997
embroidered silk, organza, electronic sensors
On loan from Maggie Orth

Patrick Killoran
b. 1972, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Insight t-shirt 1997
t-shirt, grommet
On loan from the artist

Patrick Killoran
b. 1972 Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
An Opening 2001
cotton/poly fleece
On loan from the artist

Patricia Le
b. 1981 La Lima Nueva, Honduras, Central America
Pattern Dress 2004
silkscreen fabric and sewing notions
On loan from the artist

Issey Miyake
b. 1938 Hiroshima, Japan
Yellow Baguette a-poc 2003
On loan from Miyake Studio, Tokyo

Yoko Ono
b. 1933 Tokyo, Japan
Cut Piece 1964 and 2003
Film of performance
On loan from the artist

Lucy Orta
b. 1966 Sutton Coldfield, Great Britain
Nexus Architecture 1994 - 1997
On loan from the artist

Nancy Paterson
b. 1957 Toronto, Ontario
Stock Market Skirt 1998
internet-based interactive installation
On loan from the artist

J. Morgan Puett
b. 1957 Hahira, Georgia
Suzanne Bocanegra
b. 1957 Houston, Texas
The Manhattan Tartan Project, Phase I and II 1999-2001
wool, statistical data
On loan from artists, and site-specific commission by Art Interactive

Ramses Rapadas
b. 1971 San Francisco, California
GARMENT(bag)S, 1-3 2003
altered plastic garment bags
On loan from the artist

Galya Rosenfeld
b. 1977 Oakland California
Object Un Dress and video of dress being performed 1998
continuous zipper and stitching
On loan from the artist

James Rosenquist
b. 1933 Grand Forks, North Dakota
Paper suit 1966, re-issued 2003
paper, later Tyvek
On loan from the artist

Mimi Smith
b. 1942, Brookline, Massachusetts
Maternity Dress 1966
plastic, vinyl, zipper, screws
45 x 20 x 9 inches
Courtesy Anna Kustera /Jack Tilton Gallery, New York

Mimi Smith
b. 1942 Brookline, Massachusetts
Covering for an Environmental Catastrophe: Chaps 1992
steel wool, aluminum screening, fabric, hooks
38 x 26 x 3 inches
Covering for an Environmental Catastrophe: Chestplate 1991
steel wool, ribbon, elastic
22 x 10 inches
Courtesy Anna Kustera /Jack Tilton Gallery, New York

Emily Sontag
b. 1979 San Francisco, California
Second Skin 2003
silkscreen on fabric
On loan from the artist

Studio5050
Despina Papadopoulos
b. 1969 Athens, Greece
Ion Constas
b. 1960 Port Said, Egypt
Dana Chang
b. 1972 Taipei, Taiwan
Helena Papadopoulos
b. 1965 Athens, Greece
LoveJackets 1995
infrared LED 40kHz signal and infrared detector
On loan from artists

Rosemarie Trockel
b. 1952 Schwerte, Germany
Schizo-Pullover 1988
wool
Courtesy Monika Spruth Galerie and Barbara Gladstone Gallery

Krzysztof Wodiczko
b. 1943 Warsaw, Poland
DVD documentary of related projects 2004