An Errant Line: Ann Hamilton & Cynthia Schira

In 2013 the Spencer Museum of Art commissioned internationally recognized artists Ann Hamilton and Cynthia Schira to create room-sized, site-specific installations in the Museum's galleries. Using digital technologies to explore the fundamental nature of cloth and the way ways museums organize and maintain material legacies, Hamilton and Schira considered the role of the hand and human practices that reveal and conceal. Through the exhibition the artists also explored their former relationship as student and teacher (Hamilton came to KU in 1976 to study fiber arts with Schira). Both artists used images of and actual objects from the SMA's permanent collection to create a multisensory tapestry that featured changing interactive elements. An Errant Line: Ann Hamilton and Cynthia Schira includes an essay by the organizer of the exhibition, curator Susan Earle, interviews with the artists, high quality images of the exhibition, and much more.