Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam.
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.
Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam.
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.
Fancy Work (Colonial Wall Sconce)
2010
steel, acrylic mirror Plexiglass, blown glass, mixed media
12' diam
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.
Fancy Work (Braided Rug)
2011
participatory braided rug, platform for reading, reflection, and conversation
12'+ diam
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.
Stockpile
2011
unfinished wood and mixed media
12 x 18 x 18'
2011
unfinished wood and mixed media
12 x 18 x 18'
"Bay Area Now 6," Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. Photo credit Phocasso/J.W. White.
Tilt-top Table (Star of Bethlehem)
2013
archival pigment print on silk, mahogany
47 x 30 x 25 inches
2013
archival pigment print on silk, mahogany
47 x 30 x 25 inches
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Tilt-top Table (Star of Bethlehem)
2013
Archival pigment print on silk, mahogany
48.75 x 30 x 21 inches
2013
Archival pigment print on silk, mahogany
48.75 x 30 x 21 inches
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
Tilt-top Table (Scattergood)
2013
Archival pigment print on silk, cherry
48.75 x 30 x 21 inches
2013
Archival pigment print on silk, cherry
48.75 x 30 x 21 inches
"Allison Smith: Living History," Haines Gallery, San Francisco. Photo credit Monique Deschaines.
HELL-O Satellite Dish
2010 - 2022
iron, glass beeswax
7 ¾” d x 16" diam. x 17 ¾” h
2010 - 2022
iron, glass beeswax
7 ¾” d x 16" diam. x 17 ¾” h
Photo credit Josef Jacques. "Allison Smith: Rudiments of Fife and Drum," Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (2 May - 2 September 2013); "Sunny A. Smith: The Compass Rose," Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (13 January - 12 March 2023)
Photo by Lotten Palsson