Sheila Hicks
Reflections of Versailles, 1973
Linen, metallic gold yarn
259.1 x 563.9 cm (102 x 222 in.)
One of nine textile bas-reliefs commissioned in 1971 for Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the site-specific installation consists of three arched panels embellished with ivory-colored linen threads wrapped...
One of nine textile bas-reliefs commissioned in 1971 for Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the site-specific installation consists of three arched panels embellished with ivory-colored linen threads wrapped in gold metallic and linen yarns. The work is displayed in a way that foregrounds the reception area in front of it. It serves as a gracious entrance, inviting the visitor in, and almost incorporates the front desk worker into its landscape.
Provenance
Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corporation (MGIC), Milwaukee, WI.Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLPInterior architect: Warren Platner
Exhibitions
Sheila Hicks, Josef Albers Museum Quadrat, Bottrop, Germany, 12.10.2024 – 23.2.2025Könnt ihr noch? - Kunst und Demokratie, Meisterwerke der Sammlung Moderne Kunst der Pinakothek der Moderne, Schloss Herrenchiemsee, Germany, 10.05 - 12.10.2025
Sheila Hicks, PAC Milano, Milan, Italy, Opening 16.11.2026 - 14.02.2027
Publications
Walther, Linda, and Monja Droßmann, editors. Sheila Hicks. Josef Albers Museum, Kunsthalle Düssseldorf & Buchhandlung Walther König, 2025, pp. 191-195. Print.Kase, Oliver, and Verena Hein, editors. Are We Still Up to It? Art & Democracy. Pinakothek der Moderne & Hirmer, 2025, pp. 140, 142-143.
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