Red

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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Delicate & Dangerous: Cathy de Monchaux
Posted: July 20, 2017
Category: Red
In celebration of NMWA’s 30th anniversary, and inspired by the museum’s focus on contemporary women artists as catalysts for change, Revival illuminates how women working in sculpture, photography, and video use spectacle...
An oval, vessel-shaped sculpture features a concave interior of concentric, ruby-red velvet folds. Twelve evenly spaced, red leather straps adorned with brass hardware radiate from the center. They appear to restrain the interior and anchor the piece to the floor.