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Lot Essay
‘Soft Work' is only a didactic term. It's not hard, it's not solid, it's malleable. This term refers to what the installation is. It's a fiber sculpture but it's also in reference to several centuries of art using textiles, to art therapy, and to feminism, especially. In America, there is a domesticity that is not associated with masculinity — or if it is, it's usually associated with a difference, a contradiction.’
(S. Ruby, quoted in J. Soulez, ‘A Hard Look at “Soft Work,” Sterling Ruby’s Cushy and Satirical Solo Exhibition in France’, Blouin Artinfo, 3rd June 2012).
(S. Ruby, quoted in J. Soulez, ‘A Hard Look at “Soft Work,” Sterling Ruby’s Cushy and Satirical Solo Exhibition in France’, Blouin Artinfo, 3rd June 2012).