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This is an image of a book cover. On the book cover is a photo of an artwork. The artwork is a wearable sculpture, has a hood and two long sleeves, all made of houndstooth patterned fabric. Where the hood and sleeves connect to the body, there is a thick red fabric acting as a border between the hood, the sleeves, and the body. The body of the sculpture is a rectangular shape, is light blue, and has a pattern of circles, all the same size. The circles are outlined with white text and read: "Saddle your dreams before you ride'em." There is a slit in the fabric at about knee-length for legs to emerge from the jacket.

This is an image of a book concealed in a pink, transparent zip-loc plastic bag. On the book cover is a photo of an artwork. The artwork is a wearable sculpture, has a hood and two long sleeves, all made of houndstooth patterned fabric. Where the hood and sleeves connect to the body, there is a thick red fabric acting as a border between the hood, the sleeves, and the body. The body of the sculpture is a rectangular shape, is light blue, and has a pattern of circles, all the same size. The circles are outlined with white text and read: "Saddle your dreams before you ride'em." There is a slit in the fabric at about knee-length for legs to emerge from the jacket. On the plastic cover in the center of the book is a sticker that reads: "Under penalty of law this tag can only be removed by user Comfort Zone Ellen Lupton Visiting Curator The Fabric Workshop and Museum January 25–April 21 2022 1315 Cherry Street Philadelphia PA 19107 PH 215.568.1111 FX 215.568.8211 www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org Gallery hours: Mon–Fri 9am–6pm Sat Noon–4pm Tours by appt All new material The exhibition program of The Fabric Workshop and Museum is supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for the Arts, LLWW Foundation, The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Independence Foundation, The Claneil Foundation, philip Morris Companies, Miller-Plummer Foundation, The Barra Foundation, and The Board of Directors and Members of The Fabric Workshop and Museum."

This is an image of the back of a book concealed in a pink, transparent zip-loc plastic bag. On the back cover is a photo of an artwork. The artwork is a wearable sculpture, has a hood and two long sleeves, all made of houndstooth patterned fabric. Where the hood and sleeves connect to the body, there is a thick red fabric acting as a border between the hood, the sleeves, and the body. The body of the sculpture is a rectangular shape, is black, and has small white buttons with two thin threads emerging from the buttons. The buttons are scattered spaciously on the body of the wearable. Included in the zip-loc bag on top of the book is a rectangular yellow magnet describing how to perform the heimlich maneuver on a conscious adult. There is a line drawing illustration of a person giving the heimlich maneuver to another person.

The image is of a book spread with a tall caption on the left and a large image on the right that is positioned over both pages. The image is of a sculpture by Lucy Orta in a gallery. The sculpture is made of fabric and resembles a 7-sided tent. The tent part is tall and silver. Coming out of each side of the tent at the floor are long tubes meant for individual people to lay in. They are silver and have colored tops that alternate between green and orange. Behind the tent hanging on the wall is a large fabric sculpture that spans from the floor to the ceiling in the shape of a 4-pronged picket fence. The caption on the left reads: "Lucy Orta BODY ARCHITECTURE: FOYER D, 2001 Aluminum coated polyamide, microporous polyester, folding carbon poles, double-faced polyamide, various fabrics, silkscreen print. 60 x 216 inches (height x width) The artist creates portable living units for individuals and groups. Here, bodies are at once isolated from each other and connected to a larger structure. CONNECTOR, SECTOR 1-MOBILE VILLAGE, 2000 Reversible Solden Lycra blended with open-cell polyester, various fabrics, silkscreen print, zippers 168 x 384 inches (height x width) These modular sleeping units can be reconfigured in numerous ways, suggesting a portable, expandable village that can be edited by its inhabitants. Courtesy of the artist"

The image is of an open book spread. Both pages consist of one image each and their respective captions. In the image on the left, we can see six large white inflated cubes, all the same size, and they look like they are arranged in the shape of a cube. They are stacked two cubes high and reach to the ceiling of the gallery space they are in from the floor. The caption reads: "Kendall Buster CELLS I, 2000 PVC fabric. 144 x 144 x 144 inches (height x width x depth, inflated) Courtesy of the artist and Fusebox Gallery Viewers are invited to enter between the inflated cubes. This soft architecture encloses a narrow passage rather than an open space." On the right side, there are multiple golden soft sculptures made of nylon and wiring. The wiring gives them structure and shapes the nylon to have a round or oval bottom and stretches the center to one or two points. These sculptures are sitting on a scuffed, tan floor. The caption reads: "Jana Sterbak MAQUETTES FOR OASIS, 2000 Silver-plated nylon and armatures; dimensions vary Produced by The Fabric Workshop and Museum with additional assistance from the National Gallery of Canada. Fabric courtesy of Sauquoit Industries Inc. These study models were used to plan a full-scale Faraday Cage, a structure that blocks electromagnetic waves of lower frequencies, including television, radio, and cell phone signals. (The completed work is not included in this exhibition.)"

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Description

Illustrated catalogue of the Comfort Zone exhibition, curated by Ellen Lupton and staged in 2002. Includes color photography of work by featured artists Jurgen Bey, Kendall Buster, Lucas Antony Cowan, Hella Jongerius, Emily Keown, Ernesto Neto, Lucy Orta, Michael Rakowitz, Jana Sterbak, Mika Tajima, and Rirkrit Tiravanija. Packaged in specially designed Zippered Plastic Case, accompanied by a magnet describing how to perform the Heimlich Maneuver.

Published by The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 2002
Softcover, 23 pages / color