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walking manchester
Anne Wilson, Walking the Warp Manchester February 25, 1-5 pm, 2012 Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, England Performed within exhibition COTTON: Global Threads, February 11 – May 13, 2012 Artists: Yinka Shonibare MBE, Lubaina Himid, Anne Wilson, Abdoulaye Konaté, Aboubakar Fofana, Grace Ndiritu, and Liz Rideal Exhibition Curator: Jennifer Harris / Assistant Curator: Amy George Wilson’s
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Interview 2011
‘Center Field | Threading Infrastructure: An Interview with Anne Wilson’ by Caroline Picard, May 31, 2011 Anne Wilson installing “Topologies” When I asked Anne Wilson if I could interview her for Art21, she sent me a preview copy of her book, Anne Wilson: Wind/Rewind/Weave—a catalogue published collaboratively by White Walls and The Knoxville Museum of
millsounds
Christy MatsonMillsounds, 2009 (6-minute excerpt) Audio CD-R and video Copyright 2009 Christy Matsonhttp://www.cmatson.com/ Christy Matson’s Millsounds was initially made for the exhibition “Anne Wilson: Wind/Rewind/Weave” at the Knoxville Museum of Art, January – April 2010, and was experienced as an audio piece in a room adjoining the Local Industry factory. As a web project, here
texts / credits
project statement Local Industry, February-April, 2010, collaborative performance/textile production Local Industry Cloth, May-August, 2011, exhibition of completed cloth Knoxville Museum of Art, Tennessee Curator: Chris Molinski Catalog: “Anne Wilson: Wind/Rewind/Weave” is published by the Knoxville Museum of Art in conjunction with WhiteWalls Inc. and distributed by The University of Chicago Press. This 175-page publication includes
research
research Anne Wilson and studio interns did extensive research for Local Industry utilizing libraries, the Internet, studio practices, interviews, and conversations. This compilation of information was never intended to be comprehensive but useful as informational guides. Exhibition Research Document WilsonKMAresearchDoc.pdf (1.3 MB) Bibliography – Contemporary Art, Craft, Design Theory, Textile History WilsonKMAbibliography.pdf (110 KB) Woven
research
research The Drawing Center History (Wessler)WilsonDrawingCenterHistory.pdf (4MB)The site of To Cross (Walking New York) – the main gallery floor of The Drawing Center – holds strong historical ties to the textile industry. Project Manager Alisha Wessler researched the history of 35 Wooster Street by visiting archives and libraries throughout New York City. She found that
performance video
Anne Wilson walking new york https://vimeo.com/120862526 Anne Wilson, To Cross (Walking New York), 2014Video clip above (3:02 min); full performace video (9:11 min)Mary Billyou, filmmakerThe Drawing Center, New York Performance Team: Liene Bosquê, Linda Brooks Hirschman, Stormy Budwig, Crystal Gregory, Susannah Dotson, Kate Harding, Hannah Hiaasen, Wei Hsinyen, Sara Jimenez, Robin Kang, Taylor McMahon, James Rich, Adam