Current Exhibitions

Ursula von Rydingsvard, Ocean Floor (detail), 1996. Cedar, graphite, cow intestines. 3 x 13 x 11 feet. Courtesy Ursula von Rydingsvard and Galerie Lelong & Co., New York.

Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling

April 27, 2018–August 26, 2018

Opening Reception:
April 27, 2018, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
 
Public Programs:
Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 2:00 to 4:30 PM
 
Friday, June 29, 2018 from 3:30 to 5:30 PM
 
Saturday, July 21, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
 
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
 
Past Programs:
 
Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM


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Upcoming Exhibitions and Events

Photo Credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2018

Teen Program: Feeling Free!

June 29, 2018–3:30 to 5:30 pm

Opening Reception:
Friday, June, 29, 2018, 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
 
Free and open to all teens
RSVP suggested, walk-ins welcome
Recommended ages: 13–19 years
 
Click here to register for this event.
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Photo Credit: Film Still of Marianne Faithfull in The Girl on a Motorcycle, 1968 (detail)

Adult Program: Naked Under Leather Film Series

July 11, 2018–August 1, 2018

Opening Reception:
Lightbox Film Center
3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
 
RSVP required; $10 admission
Tickets available now—click on film title below.
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.
 
Schedule:
Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
The Wild One (Laslo Benedek, 1953, 79 min)
 
Wednesday July 18 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Girl on a Motorcycle (Jack Cardiff, 1968, 91 min.)
 
Wednesday July 25 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Scorpio Rising (Kenneth Anger, 1963, 28 min.)
Black Jackets and Choppers (John Carney, 1979, 25 min.)
Pedagogue (Stuart Marshall/Neil Bartlett, 1988, 10 min)
The Troublemakers (G.B. Jones, 1990, 20 min.)
 
Wednesday August 1 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Cry Baby (John Waters, 1990, 85 min)


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Photo Credit: Carlos Avendaño, 2017

Family Program: Feeling Fun!

July 21, 2018–1:00 to 3:00 pm

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 21, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
 
Free and open to all families
RSVP suggested, walk-ins welcome
Recommended ages: 4-12 years
 
Click here to register for this event.
 
For questions about this program, please contact The Fabric Workshop and Museum at reservations@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org or (215) 561-8888.


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Suzanne Bocanegra in her Chinatown studio, New York City. Photo: Vincent Tullo for The New York Times, 2017.

Suzanne Bocanegra: Poorly Watched Girls

October 5, 2018–February 17, 2019

Opening Reception:
Friday, October 5, 2018, 6:00 - 8:00 pm


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Past Exhibitions

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A view of artist Cameron Gainer's Forest Through the the Trees, 2006, an installation at The Fabric Workshop and Museum's New Temporary Contemporary, 2007. Cameron Gainer: Forest Through The The Trees
A view of Warp Trance, 2007, a project-in-process at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 2007. Senga Nengudi: Warp Trance
A view of Storefront, 2007, a project at The Fabric Workshop and Museum 1222 Arch Street location, 2007. Mark Bradford: Storefront
Anish Kapoor, Body to Body, 1997 (detail), Wool and fiberglass. 115 x 58 x 9 ½ inches Simply Red
People (detail), 1979. Hand silk screen on cotton muslin. Width: 45 inches. Will Stokes Jr.: Retrospective
Installation view of The "Best" Phlower Power Window at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (1222 Arch Street Windows), 2007. Window Installations by Contemporary Artists at 1222 Arch Street
Jim Hodges, You, 1997 (detail). Silk flowers and thread. 168 x 192 inches. Process and Collaboration: Celebrating Twelve Years at 1315 Cherry Street
Jean Shin, TEXTile, 2006 (detail). Computer keycaps, fabric, and projection. 36 x 46 x 276 inches. Jean Shin: TEXTile
Paul Chan, 1st Light, 2005. Digital video projection. 14 minutes, edition of 5. Courtesy Greene Naftali Gallery, New York. Paul Chan: 1st Light
Louise Bourgeois, still from She Lost It, 1992. A performance to commemorate FWM's Fifteenth Anniversary on the evening of 5 December 1992. Louise Bourgeois: Solo Exhibition
Shahzia Sikander, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, The Illustrated Page Series #3, 2005-6. Work on paper (gouache hand painting, gold leaf, and silkscreen pigment). 80x66 inches (framed). Shahzia Sikander: Solo Exhibition
Portraits from A Conversation at the Table (detail), 2006. Lonnie Graham: A Conversation at the Table
Sarah Sze, Unravel (detail), 2005. Mixed media. 161 x 115 x 100 inches. Collection of John A. Smith and Vicky Hughes, London, England. Swarm
Teresita Fernández, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Fire, 2005. Woven dyed silk fiber, steel armature, and epoxy. 96 x 132 inches (diameter). Photo credit: Aaron Igler. Teresita Fernández
Dara Birnbaum, Technology Transformation/Wonder Woman, 1979 (still). Videotape transferred to DVD, color, sound. 6:00 mins. Rare Film, Audio and Video Sculpture from the Pamela and Richard Kramlich Collection
Paratrooper II (installation view Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Morris Gallery), 2005. Monofilament, resin, nylon, poly organza, stainless steel armature. 192 x 180 inches (487.7 x 457.2 cm). Do-Ho Suh: Solo Exhibition
Leonardo Drew, Number 84, 2002 (detail). Paper. Dimensions vary with installation. Selections from the Permanent Collection II
Matthew Ritchie. The Fine Constant (installation view), 2003. Powder-coated aluminum, stainless steel, gypsum, wax, and enamel. 95 x 1,152 inches. Edition of 1, 1 AP. Courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York. Matthew Ritchie: Proposition Player
Out of Blue, 2002 (still). Writer/Director/Producer Zarina Bhimji. Commissioned and produced by Documenta 11. Super 16mm Colour film transferred to DVD. Sound, 24 mins 25 sec.   Experiments with Truth
Yinka Shonibare, Space Walk, 2002. In collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM), Philadelphia. Fiberglass, plastic, silkscreen on cotton sateen and cotton brocade, rubber. Installation dimensions variable. Edition of 2. Yinka Shonibare MBE: Solo Exhibition
Untitled, 2003 (detail). In collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Hand embroidery and silk screen print on tussah silk. 69 1⁄2 x 50 inches. Edition 1 of 7 variants. Photo: Aaron Igler. Laura Owens: Solo Exhibition
Phat Free, 1995/99 (still). Color video, sound, transferred to digital video. 5:20 minute loop. David Hammons: Phat Free
Sharon Lockhart, NO, 2003 (still). 16mm, color. 34 min. Sharon Lockhart: NŌ
Kara Walker. Fibbergibbet and Mumbo Jumbo: Kara E. Walker in Two Acts (installation view), 2004. Painted wood, paper, thread, coffee stained muslin, instant coffee stained canvas, metal armatures, Mylar, colored gels, light bulbs, motorized turn-tables, foamcore, video projectors, flashlights, record player, burlap, and linen. Dimensions variable. Photo credit: Aaron Igler. Kara Walker: Fibbergibbet and Mumbo Jumbo