About Ann Hamilton
American · 1956–present
American[5] installation artist whose immersive environments transform material labour, cloth, and language into charged atmospheric spaces.
Museums7
Countries2
Most worksNational Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. · 20 works
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Where to see Ann Hamilton
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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20 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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3 worksHarvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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3 worksVictoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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1 works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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1 worksArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Ann Hamilton?
Ann Hamilton was born in Lima, Ohio, in 1956[5] and lives in Columbus, Ohio. She attended the University of Kansas, where she received a BFA in textile design in 1979, and later completed an MFA in sculpture at Yale University.What is Ann Hamilton known for?
Ann Hamilton is known for her installations that combine material labour, the body, and language. Her environments often use large quantities of a single material or gesture repeated obsessively, such as thread, hair, pages of text, or animal skins.What was Ann Hamilton's art style?
Ann Hamilton's domestic rooms convey a feeling of discord, even though they may appear calm and orderly at first glance. Her installations work at the intersection of material labour, the body, and language, treating space as something that can be saturated with meaning through accumulated ordinary things.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Ann Hamilton's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Harvard Art Museums Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Art Institute of Chicago Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Victoria and Albert Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Smithsonian American Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] wikipedia Wikipedia: Ann Hamilton Used for: biography.
- [6] book guggenheim-annialbers00webe Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [7] book guggenheim-invested00blis Used for: biography.
- [8] book guggenheim-jennyholzer00wald Used for: biography.
- [9] book Landauer, Susan, The not-so-still life : a century of California painting and sculpture Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [10] book Charlene Spretnak (auth.), The Spiritual Dynamic in Modern Art _ Art History Reconsidered, 1800 to the Present Used for: stylistic analysis.
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