Selected fabric sculptures, 2017–2019

A textile sculpture of Jackie Kennedy in a powder blue suit with large ivory buttons. She is cradling a slumped JFK in her arms, but her head is turned to the side as though she is gazing off into the distance.

American Pietà, 2019; wool, cotton, polyester, lamé, buttons; 46 x 19 x 8 in.

A stuffed fabric sculpture in which two white hands making “thumbs up” gestures rest atop a gusseted green wool pillow. One of the hands has two pink fraying ribbons attached to the bottom, as though you could strap it on to your own arm.

Everything’s Great, Thanks for Asking, 2017; polyester, lame, wool, stuffing; approx. 16 x 16 x 5 in.

A red, gold, black, and pink sculpture of Elvis Presley is slumped on a thick white shelf, as though it were a costume temporarily set aside.

Memphis, 2018; polyester, wool, velvet, spandex, cotton, wood, paint; 12.5 x 19 x 12 in.

A life-size fabric bust of Margaret Thatcher hangs in the wall. She is depicted wearing a houndstooth garment with a twisted pink pussy bow, and the plinth below her is made of shiny black fetish fabric.

Maggie, 2019; wool, polyester, satin, cotton, stretch synthetic; 33 x 17 x 7 in.

Twelve stuffed fabric hands make a series of gestures on a black wall. The hands represent ministers in the 2017 Polish government and sarcastically reference the Apostolic gestures of early Christian altarpieces.

Cabinet, 2017; cotton, wool, gold lamé; 38 x 170 x 6.5 in. Shown installed at Salon Akademii, Warsaw, as part of XOXOXO, curated by Klara Czerniewska-Andryszczyk.

A side view of twelve large stuffed fabric hands mounted to a black wall. The shadow of each hand is visible on the wall behind it, and two of the hands hold microphones.

Cabinet (installation view), 2017; cotton, wool, gold lamé; 38 x 170 x 6.5 in.

A hollow fabric bust of Nancy Reagan slumps exhausted from a single point on the wall. The bust is made from pink wall and floral fabrics, and Nancy has two faces.

Cultivar, 2018; polyester, wool, satin; 29.5 x 15.5 x 5 in.

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