Samara Golden

I’ve been working at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) for the past 3 years. In that time, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a bunch of incredible artists (like Suzanne Bocanegra, Sonya Clark, Joy Feasley, Paul Swenbeck and Jacolby Satterwhite, to name a few). Here’s how it works: FWM invites an artist to collaborate with the institution in the creation of an exhibition of that artist’s work. Over the course of about 2 years, we experiment with materials and processes with the artist and, ultimately, create finished works for a gallery show. In the beginning of the process, we invite the artist to dream big. What have you always wanted to make but haven’t had the resources or time? Then we make the work. Sometimes we make it ourselves with the sewing machines, 3D printers, silk screens and other tools we have at FWM. Sometimes we outsource the work to fabrication shops in the area. It’s pretty magical being an observer and participant in another artist’s process from idea to exhibition. I will share a bunch of stories and details about FWM projects and artists over the course of the semester! The photograph attached to this post is of Samara Golden‘s near-complete installation. It opens to the public on September 10, 2020. That’s an FWM employee carefully walking on and cleaning the mirrors in the installation. With Samara, we made a bunch of half-scale objects and glued/screwed them to the ceiling so that when you look at the mirrors on the floor, you think you’re looking down into some beach scene with trash-covered dunes and a boardwalk. The show is called Upstairs at Steve’s. What else can you find out about Samara’s work on the internet? Post a reply