Press Releases

For more information about the current and upcoming exhibitions and events of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, please email pr@fabricworkshopandmuseum.org.

February 3, 2012

Soft Village: Studio Makkink & Bey
Soft Village: Studio Makkink & Bey On view from February 3 – Late-Spring, 2012 Opening Reception and Artist Talk Friday, February 3, 2012, 6–8 pm Artist Talk by designer Jurgen Bey begins at 6:30 pm Download press release here The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is pleased to present an exhibition by the Dutch design collaborative Studio Makkink & Bey which is led by architect Rianne Makkink (b. 1964) and designer Jurgen Bey (b. 1965)&...

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December 6, 2011

Nick Cave: Let's C
On view from December 16, 2011 – Mid-February, 2012 Members-Only Preview at 5:30 pm Performance by Nick Cave begins at 7 pm Performance will be broadcast throughout the Museum Download the press release here “There is a transformative moment, when [the wearer has] to be able to make the shift. Since it’s so dominating, this form, you are no longer who you are. So who have you become and what is that? How do you bring convic...

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September 20, 2011

Nari Ward: We the People
Nari Ward We the People On view from September 20th – November 19th, 2011 Reception and Artist Talk by Nari Ward: First Friday, November 4 2011, 6–8 pm. Artist Talk begins at 6:30 pm. Download Press Release Here The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is pleased to present the debut of a new wall installation by Jamaican-born FWM artist-in-residence Nari Ward created for his exhibition We the People, on view from Tuesday, September 20th through November 19th, 2...

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September 19, 2011

Laurie Anderson: Forty-Nine Days in the Bardo
Laurie Anderson Forty-Nine Days in the Bardo On view from September 20th – November 19th, 2011 Laurie Anderson: Animal Stories Performance/Lecture and Reception: Thursday, October 13th, 2011 Download Press Release Here I dreamed I was a dog in a dog show and my father came to the dog show and he said, “That’s a really good dog. I like that dog.” — Laurie Anderson The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is pleased to pres...

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June 15, 2011

Theaster Gates: An Epitaph for Civil Rights and Other Domesticated Structures
Theaster Gates An Epitaph For Civil Rights and Other Domesticated Structures Lecture, Monday, June 20, 2011 at 7:00 pm Reception starting at 6:00 pm Reservations are suggested Download Press Release Here Watch an excerpt from Theaster Gates' lecture on Youtube The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) in collaboration with Art Sanctuary, the Asian Arts Initiative, and Taller Puertorriqueño is proud to present a lecture by Theaster Gates, An Epitaph For Civil Rights and Other Domest...

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May 25, 2011

Close At Hand: Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection
Close at Hand:Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection June 3 – Late Summer 2011Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 6-8 pm The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is pleased to present Close at Hand: Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection, featuring a broad range of significant works produced in collaboration with FWM through its renowned Artists-in-Residence program. This vibrant exhibition represents artists based in Philadelphia at the time of their FWM pro...

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