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Ann Hamilton: Body, Touch, and Art
10 Apr
Summary
- Artist Ann Hamilton creates elaborate installations using diverse materials.
- Her work explores themes of the body, touch, and sensory experience.
- A current exhibition highlights her photography alongside installations.
Artist Ann Hamilton is celebrated for her elaborate and physically immersive art installations, often incorporating unconventional materials like silk, paper, teeth, and horsehair. She emphasizes the importance of bodily experience in art, stating, "We think through our bodies." Currently, a solo exhibition titled "Ann Hamilton: Still and Moving: The Tactile Image" is on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art through April 16, 2026.
This exhibition features a mix of her work, including video pieces and a new sound installation. A significant portion of the show is a retrospective of Hamilton's photography, a medium often overshadowed by her large-scale installations. Born and raised in Ohio, Hamilton's studio in Columbus is where she conceives much of her site-specific work, which has been exhibited globally.
Earlier photographic works like "Body Object" from 1984 explored unsettling poses relating the body to found objects. More recent photographic experiments involve scanning objects and printing them serially on large canvases, creating a sense of surveillance with inanimate figures. Hamilton also developed innovative scanner photography techniques, making touch visible by photographing subjects pressed against translucent materials, a concept that resonates with contemporary experiences.
