Lee Bul in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum and the San Francisco Art Institute, Live Forever, 2001. Fiberglass capsule with acoustic foam and leather upholstery, electronic equipment. 100 x 60 x 38". Edition of three capsules. Photo: Aaron Igler.

Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossons
December, 2009 - March 1, 2010

New American Voices
October 2 - November 22, 2009

Tristin Lowe, Virgil Marti, Peter Rose, and Ryan Trecartin
April 27 - Summer 2009

Threads of History: The Fabric Workshop and Museum 1977—2008
December 12, 2008 – April 2009

VOOM PORTRAITS ROBERT WILSON
February 13 - March 22, 2009

Ed Ruscha: Industrial Strength
July 14 - October 25, 2008

Cameron Gainer: Forest Through The The Trees
January 4 – March 31, 2008

Mark Bradford: Storefront
May 19 - Fall 2007

Senga Nengudi: Warp Trance
June 9 - August 26, 2007

Will Stokes Jr.
February 1 - May 19, 2007

Simply Red
April 7 - May 19, 2007

Windows at 1222 Arch Street
January 6 - May 2007

Selections from the Permanent Collection
January - February 2007

Paul Chan: 1st Light
October 7 - January 6, 2007

Process and Collaboration: Celebrating Twelve Years at 1315 Cherry Street
December 2, 2006 - January 6, 2007

Jean Shin
October 7 - November 18, 2006

Louise Bourgeois
July 8 - September 16, 2006

Lonnie Graham: A Conversation at the Table
April 8 - September 16, 2006

Shahzia Sikander
April 17 - June 17, 2006

Swarm
December 3, 2005 - March 18, 2006

Teresita Fernández
October 8 - November 12, 2005

Kramlich Collection
June 18 - November 5, 2005

Selections from the Permanent Collection II
June 18 - November 5, 2005

Do-Ho Suh
June 18 - September 17, 2005

Matthew Ritchie
April 2 - May 21, 2005

Experiments with Truth
December 3, 2004 - March 12, 2005

Laura Owens
September 8 - November 6, 2004

Yinka Shonibare
September 8 - November 6, 2004

Selections from the Permanent Collection
September 8 - November 6, 2004

Fibbergibbet and Mumbo
Jumbo: Kara E. Walker in
Two Acts

March 26, 2004 - August 14, 2004

Sharon Lockhart: NO
June 19, 2004 - August 14, 2004

David Hammons: Phat Free
June 19, 2004 - August 14, 2004

Ernesto Neto
March 6, 2004 - May 29, 2004

Kori Newkirk
December 5, 2003 - February 14, 2004

RN: The Past, Present and Future of the Nurses' Uniform
October 3, 2003 - February 14, 2004

Surface Tension
August 22, 2003 - November 14, 2003

On the Wall: Wallpaper and Tableau
May 9 - September 13, 2003

New Material as New Media : The Fabric Workshop and Museum at 25 Years
February 10, 2003 - April 19, 2003

Trisha Brown : It's A Draw/Live Feed
March 15, 20003 - April 19, 2003

Kiki Smith : Homework
December 6, 2002 - January 18, 2003

Doug Aitken: Interiors
September 20, 2002 - January 11, 2003

Leonardo Drew: New Work
May 10 - August 16, 2002

Charles Juhász-Alvarado: Jardín de Frutos Prohibidos/ZONA FRANCA (The Garden of the Forbidden Fruit/DUTY FREE)
July 12 - August 16, 2002

Comfort Zone
January 25 - April 21, 2002

Lee Bul: Live Forever
November 9, 2001 - January 12, 2002

Isaac Julien: The Long Road to Mazatlan
September 14 - October 20, 2001

Tom Friedman
June 1, 2001- August 25, 2001

Christine Borland: Nephilla-Mania
April 20, 2001 - May 19, 2001

Secret Victorians: Contemporary Artists and a 19th-Century Vision
January 25, 2001 - April 7, 2001
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The exhibition included works by Suzanne Bocanegra, Saint Clair Cemin, Helen Chadwick, Douglas Gordon, Sally Mann, Simon Periton, Yinka Shonibare, Sugimoto, Kara Walker, and others. Guest Curator: Melissa Feldman and Ingrid Shaffner. In collaboration with Hayward Gallery, London - National Touring Exhibitions Program.

William Wegman: Photography, Video, Painting and Drawing, 1970-2000
November 16, 2000 - January 13, 2001

William Wegman: Fashion Photographs
November 16, 2000 - January 13, 2001

Beverly Semmes: Watching Her Feat
October 13, 2000 - November 8, 2000

American Home: Works from the Permanent Collection
July 27, 2000 - August 26, 2000
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The exhibition included works by Laurie Anderson, Barbara Bloom, Iran do Espirito Santo, Felix Gonzalex-Torres, Renee Green, Jene Highstein, Donald Lipski, Ken Dawson Little, Robert Morris, Claes Oldenburg, Sue Patterson, Faith Ringgold, Carrie Mae Weems and others.

Marie-Ange Guilleminot: Nevers Hiroshima
May 18, 2000 - July 15, 2000

Threads of Dissent
February 24, 2000 - May 20, 2000
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The exhibition included works by Ed Derwent, Leon Golub, Wojciech Jaskolka, Jorge Pardo, and others. Guest Curator: Jennifer Gross, Curator of Contemporary Art and Public Programming, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston In collaboration with The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Iran do Espirito Santo: Recent Work
February 24, 2000 - April 22, 2000

Make/Believe
December 10, 1999 - April 22, 2000
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This video exhibition included works by Tracey Moffatt, Beverly Semmes, William Wegman, and others. Guest Curator: Kathleen Forde, Curatorial Associate for Media Arts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Pipilotti Rist, Shirin Neshat: New Video Installations
December 10, 1999 - February 5, 2000
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Guest Curator: John Ravenal, Curator of Art After 1900, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond

Jana Sterbak: Part 1: Early Work
October 15, 1999 - November 27, 1999

Pennsylvania Artists from the Permanent Collection
July 22, 1999 - September 25, 1999
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The exhibition included works by Tristin Lowe, Gabriel Martinez, Sue Patterson, Phoebe Adams, Jill Bonovitz, Charles Fahlen, Sydney Goodman, Virgil Marti and Stuart Netsky, Eileen Neff, Jody Pinto, Warren Seelig, and William Walton.

Jorge Pardo: New Work
April 22, 1999 - Present
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Jorge Pardo created a site-specific installation consisting of a video lounge/café and a transformation of the entrance to the museum gallery. Pardo worked with the FWM to fabricate objects such as furniture, lamps, coffee mugs, and printed fabric to compliment the space.

Decorative Arts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art
April 22, 1999 - July 3, 1999
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To complement Jorge Pardo's installation, the FWM organized Decorative Arts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, an exhibition of furniture by designers such as Alvar Aalto, George Nelson, Frank Gehry, and Philippe Starck. The objects in this exhibition were selected by Pardo in collaboration with guest curator Kathryn Hiesinger, Curator of European Decorative Arts after 1700 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Guest Curator: Kathryn Hiesinger, Curator of European Decorative Arts after 1700 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Flowers on Fabric: Flora and Friends
February 25, 1999 - June 2000
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The exhibition featured works by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc., Vito Acconci, Jim Hodges, Robert Kushner, Martha Madigan, Virgil Marti, John Moore, Betty Woodman, and others. Guest Curator: Merrill Mason, The Fabric Workshop and Museum Collections Manager

As Above, So Below: The Body at Work
February 18, 1999 - April 3, 1999
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The exhibition featured works by Miroslaw Balka, Robert Gober, Mona Hatoum, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Marc Quinn, Andres Serrano, Kiki Smith, and Jana Sterbak.


Marina Abramovic, Expiring Body: The Body, 1998, Video installation in three parts. Created in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo: Will Brown.
Marina Abramovic: Expiring Body
December 4, 1998 - February 6, 1999

Lee Mingwei: The Letter Writing Project
October 1, 1998 - November 21, 1998

Maisin Tribe of Papua New Guinea
Tapa Style: Tradition and Continuity in the Art of the Maisin Tribe of Papua New Guinea
April 23, 1998 - June 13, 1998

Richard Tuttle:The Thinking Cap
February 26, 1998 - April 11, 1998

Keith Piper : Western Passage
December 5, 1997 - February 7, 1998

Yukinori Yanagi: Pacific
October 16, 1997 - November 29, 1997

William Christenberry: Deep South
July 17, 1997 - September 27, 1997

Tim Rollins and K.O.S.
Beyond the Veil: Fifteen Years of Art and Teaching
May 15, 1997 - July 5, 1997

Verso: Artists on Staff at The Fabric Workshop and Museum
March 13, 1997 - May 3, 1997
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The exhibition included works by Doina Adam, Mary Anne Friel, Aaron G. Igler, Sue Patterson, Christina Roberts, Matthew Suib and others. Guest Curator: Nancy Spector, Guggenheim, Curator of Contemporary Art

Maria Fernanda Cardoso
The Cardoso Flea Circus
December 6, 1996

Millennium Eve Dress
December 6, 1996 - February 22, 1997
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The exhibition included works by Marie-Ange Guilleminot, Robert Kushner, Beverly Semmes, and others. Guest Curator: Janet Kardon, Independent Curator

Steve Izenour: Signs of Fun
October 10, 1996 - November 23, 1996

Robert Kushner: Celestial Banquet
June 27, 1996 - September 14, 1996
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Guest Curator: Janet Kardon, Independent Curator

Jim Hodges: States
April 25, 1996 - June 15, 1996

Mona Hatoum: New Work
February 22, 1996 - April 13, 1996

Bill Viola: The Greeting
December 8, 1995 - February 6, 1996

Proof
October 12, 1995 - December 2, 1995
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The exhibition included works by Mel Chin, Renée Green, others. Guest curator: Narelle Jubelin, Independent Curator and Artist

Willie Cole: Our Daily Bread
June 22, 1995 - September 30, 1995
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In collaboration with Eastern State Penitentiary

Gary Simmons: Step in the Arena
March 23, 1995 - April 24, 1995
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In collaboration with Beaver College Art Gallery

Glenn Ligon: Skin Tight
March 23, 1995 - April 24, 1995
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In collaboration with Beaver College Art Gallery

Berrisford Boothe
Material Culture: The Roe Prints
February 2, 1995 - March 1995

Marisa Lara & Arturo Guerrero
La Mesa Esta' Puesta (Dinner is Served)
December 9, 1994

Lorna Simpson: Standing in the Water
October 13, 1994 - November 1994

Cool & Multiples
July 15, 1994 - September 1994

Chris Burden: L.A.P.D. Uniforms and America's Darker Moments
April 28, 1994 - June 1994

Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Untitled
February 14, 1994 - March 14, 1994

Dennis Oppenheim: Blue Tatoo
August 3, 1993 - October 1993

Lonnie Graham: In a Spirit House
May 20, 1993 - July 18, 1993

Carrie Mae Weems
May 20, 1993 - July 18, 1993

Renée Green: Mise-en-Scène: Commemorative Toile
April 8, 1993 - May 13, 1993

Bert Long: Jive Plantation
April 8, 1993 - May 13, 1993


Louise Bourgeois, She Lost It (detail of installation). Wood and iron, 30 x 30 x 30". Created in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Photo: Will Brown.
Louise Bourgeois: She Lost It
December 5, 1992 - March 21, 1993

Mel Chin: Soil and Sky
October 1, 1992 - October 31, 1992
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In collaboration with List Gallery, Swarthmore College

Virgil Marti, Stuart Netsky
Shams
August 10, 1992 - September 19, 1992

Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds
June 18, 1992 - August 1, 1992

Mike Kelley: The Riddle of the Spinx and PansyMetal/Clovered Hoof
May 7, 1992 - June 6, 1992

Viola Frey: Artist's Mind/Studio/World Wallpaper and Pink Lady
March 4, 1992 - May 1, 1992

Jim Melchert: Taking the Heat
March 4, 1992 - May 1, 1992

Tad Savinar
January 16, 1992 - February 22, 1992

Pedro Perez: Two New Works
January 16, 1992 - February 22, 1992

New Dimensions: Artists Design Scarves
November 26, 1991 - January 4, 1992
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The exhibition included works by Gregory Amenoff, Jim Melchert, Betye Saar, Will Stokes, Jr., and others. Guest Curator: Dilys Blum, Philadelphia Museum of Art Curator of Costume and Textiles

Ecke Bonk
October 17, 1991 - November 16, 1991

Tom Marioni: Genie Project
October 17, 1991 - November 16, 1991

Gregory Amenoff
October 2, 1991 - December 5, 1991
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In collaboration with Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, NYC

Judy Pfaff
June 28, 1991 - September 28, 1991
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In collaboration with Morris Gallery & the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Steven Beyer
April 24, 1991 - June 16, 1991

Jesse Amado
April 24, 1991 - June 16, 1991

Cassandra Lozano: Vanity in Industry
February 14, 1991 - March 16, 1991

Carl Fudge: Images from Durer's "The Last Supper"
February 14, 1991 - March 16, 1991

Patterns in Print: Artists Celebrate Cloth
December 28, 1990 - February 4, 1991
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The exhibition included works by John Moore and others. Guest Curator: Lucia LaVilla-Havelin

Donald Lipski: Who's Afraid of Red, White and Blue?
November 9, 1990 - December 21, 1990
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In collaboration with Beaver College Art Gallery, University of the Arts and The Corcoran Gallery of Art

Gregory Amenoff
October 8, 1990 - November 3, 1990

Let's Play House
May 25, 1990 - September 7, 1990
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The exhibition included works by Italo Scanga, Louise Nevelson, Robert Morris, James Carpenter, Red Grooms and others. Guest Curator: Ruth Fine, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Ursula Von Rydingsvard: Working with Felt and Cedar
February 8, 1990 - April 30, 1990

Alan Stone
Untitled
December, 1989 - January, 1990

Jene Highstein: New Work
October 20, 1989 - December 9, 1989

Rain of Talent: Umbrella Art
May 18, 1989 - July 15, 1989
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The exhibition included works by Will Stokes, Jr., Richard Tuttle, Robert Venturi, Viola Frey, Claire Zeisler and others. Guest Curator: Patterson Sims, Seattle Museum of Art

Anita Thacher/Shelley Bachman
March 8, 1989 - April 30, 1989

David Ireland: In Studio
February 1, 1989 - February 28, 1989

Ken Dawson Little: Elements of Progress
January 4, 1989 - January 31, 1989

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