Ann Hamilton: “the event of a thread“ | ART21 “Exclusive“

Episode #177: Filmed in 2012 at Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory, artist Ann Hamilton discusses her installation “the event of a thread,“ which occupied the Armory’s cavernous drill hall. Hamilton, whose artwork often deals with the connection between text and textiles, was present at the Armory every day during the installation’s one-month run. During that time she was able to witness the various ways visitors chose to engage with the different though interconnected elements of the artwork. Ann Hamilton’s w