J. Morgan Puett
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J. Morgan Puett is a conceptual
installation
artist. She is the daughter of a third generation beekeeper and a painter. Her work focuses on clothing design/textile and costume history as well as the recreation of milieus that recollect her well-worn southern rural heritage; the subject of her store on East 5th Street, Broome Street and Wooster Street in New York City. Puett launched her career with the creation of her own designer label (J. Morgan Puett) and accompanying SoHo
(NY) retail fashion house. She has been featured, among others in New York magazine, W, Harpers Bazaar, Art Forum, and Art in America, World of Interiors and I.D., The New York Times. Puett is the recipient of a Pew Fellowship in the Arts. Her work has been exhibited at the Fabric Workshop and Museum of Philadelphia, Wave Hill
(Bronx, New York); Spoleto USA in Charleston; SC, the Tate, the Serpentine Gallery
and Victoria and Albert Museum
in London, and MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts
.
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
installation
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
artist. She is the daughter of a third generation beekeeper and a painter. Her work focuses on clothing design/textile and costume history as well as the recreation of milieus that recollect her well-worn southern rural heritage; the subject of her store on East 5th Street, Broome Street and Wooster Street in New York City. Puett launched her career with the creation of her own designer label (J. Morgan Puett) and accompanying SoHo
SoHo
SoHo is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, notable for being the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, and also, more recently, for the wide variety of stores and shops ranging from trendy boutiques to outlets of upscale national and international chain stores...
(NY) retail fashion house. She has been featured, among others in New York magazine, W, Harpers Bazaar, Art Forum, and Art in America, World of Interiors and I.D., The New York Times. Puett is the recipient of a Pew Fellowship in the Arts. Her work has been exhibited at the Fabric Workshop and Museum of Philadelphia, Wave Hill
Wave Hill
Wave Hill is an estate and garden in New York.Wave Hill may also refer to:*Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, formerly known as Wave Hill, a township in the Northern Territory of Australia...
(Bronx, New York); Spoleto USA in Charleston; SC, the Tate, the Serpentine Gallery
Serpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Gallery is an art gallery in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, central London. It focuses on modern and contemporary art. The exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes attract approximately 750,000 visitors a year...
and Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
in London, and MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts
North Adams, Massachusetts
North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 13,708 as of the 2010 census, making it the least populous city in the state...
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External links
- J. Morgan Puett
- J. Morgan Puett Tate Gallery
- J. Morgan Puett Fabric Workshop and Museum
- "J. Morgan Puett" The Design Institute
- J. Morgan Puett The New York Times