S U N N Y A. S M I T H : S E A R C H

Linen , Textiles , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Archival Pigment , Photographic Works , Living History , Premodern Abstraction , Installations , Sculptures , Site-specific Works , Furniture , Performative Sculptures , Quilts , Participation , Ribbons , Wood , Costumes , Cheater Cloth , Mirrors , Silk , Musical Instruments , Activated Space , Clothing , Wool , Satellite Dishes , Curtains , Rope , Period Rooms , Forts , Editions , Bedding , Backdrops , Reenactments , TInware , Soldiers , Silkscreen , Needle Work , Multiples , Kits , Drums , Dolls , Ceramics , Candles , Archives , Windsor Chairs , Wax , Sconces , Handmade Paper , Gouache , Glass , Bunting , Trench Art , Tilt-top Tables , Prototypes , Baskets , Banners , Portraits , Eyes , Candy , Wrought Iron , Tables , Snakes , Paper , Overshot , Figures , Farby Labels , Fancy Work , Braided Rugs , Willow , Whitman's Samplers , Ticking , Pomegranates , Performances , Jugs , Horsehair , Flower Arrangements , Flags , Collage , Cauldrons , Canopy Beds , Books , Antennas , Wreaths , Uniforms , Shop Signs , Scare Crows , Sacks , Platforms , Lanterns , Hay , Flame Stitch , Crewel Work , Canvas , Calico , Brooms , Bandboxes , Wigs , Theorem Painting , Tents , Stoneware , Stencils , Slipware , Rubbings , Redware , Pushcarts , Pockets , Pin Prikt , Parades , Market Stalls , Marbling , Glass Eyes , Display Cases , Crates , Canteens , Bottles , Barrels , Wands , Slippers , Shearling , Self-portraits , Peddlers , Medals , Keys , Hobby Horses , Hats , Guns , Engraving , Eagles , Doubles , Concealments , Chargers , Broadsides

Candlelight Bulbs
1997-2002
Cast beeswax

"Allison Smith: Mom-n-Pop," Bellwether, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. Also exhibited in "Allison Smith: Stilleven, evenStill," Bellwether, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York; "New Directions '98," Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, curated by Eugenie Tsai; "Allison Smith" Since '72," Yale University School of Art, New Haven, Connecticut, MFA thesis exhibition. Photo credit Daphne Fitzpatrick.

Wax , Sculptural Objects , Candles

Mom-n-Pop Market Stall
1999
Mixed media

"Allison Smith: Mom-n-Pop Market Stall," Meat Market Art Fair, Artists Space, New York, curated by Jenelle Porter. Photo credit Daphne Fitzpatrick.

Whitman's Samplers , Wax , Tents , Site-specific Works , Sculptural Objects , Prototypes , Prints , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Paper , Needle Work , Multiples , Market Stalls , Lanterns , Kits , Jugs , Installations , Hay , Glass , Farby Labels , Editions , Canvas , Candy , Candles , Braided Rugs , Baskets , Activated Space

Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam.

Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.

Tinware , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Sconces , Satellite Dishes , Performative Sculptures , Mirrors , Installations , Fancy Work , Candles , Activated Space

Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam

Barton MacGuire plays the musical saw. Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.

Windsor Chairs , Tinware , Site-specific Works , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Sconces , Satellite Dishes , Performative Sculptures , Performances , Participation , Musical Instruments , Mirrors , Installations , Furniture , Candles , Activated Space

Fancy Work
2010
installation view
dimensions variable

Commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with "75 Years of Looking Forward." Photo credit Charles Villyard.

Windsor Chairs , Tinware , Textiles , Tables , Site-specific Works , Silkscreen , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Quilts , Premodern Abstraction , Period Rooms , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Linen , Lanterns , Installations , Furniture , Fancy Work , Candles , Bedding , Backdrops , Activated Space

Fancy Work (Braided Rug)
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam

Commissioned and produced in the context of the exhibition "Allison Smith: Piece Work," Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Photo credit Ron Pollard.

Textiles , Silkscreen , Sconces , Satellite Dishes , Premodern Abstraction , Platforms , Performative Sculptures , Participation , Mirrors , Linen , Installations , Candles , Braided Rugs , Books , Activated Space

Two of Wands (installation view)
2018

Photo by Jacob Koestler

Wreaths , Textiles , Sculptures , Sculptural Objects , Prints , Photographic Works , Living History , Linen , Clothing , Candles , Backdrops , Archival Pigment

The Compass Rose
2023
installation shot

Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Sunny A. Smith: The Compass Rose," Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (13 January - 12 March 2023)

Willow , Wax , Tables , Sculptural Objects , Performative Sculptures , Musical Instruments , Glass , Editions , Candles