Sheila Hicks
Sheila Hicks
Reflections of Versailles, c. 1973
Linen, metallic gold yarn
102 H x 222 inches
259.1 H x 563.9 cm
(SH3267)
One of nine textile bas-reliefs commissioned in 1971 for Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the site-specific installation consists of three arched panels embellished with ivory-colored linen threads wrapped in gold metallic and linen yarns. The work is displayed in a way that foregrounds the reception area in front of it. It serves as a gracious entrance, inviting the visitor in, and almost incorporates the front desk worker into its landscape.
Provenance:
Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Corporation (MGIC), Milwaukee, WI.Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Interior architect: Warren Platner
Exhibited:
Sheila Hicks. 12 Oct. 2024 - 23 Feb. 2025, Josef Albers Museum Quadrat, Bottrop, Germany.
Are We Still Up to It? Art & Democracy. 10 May - 12 Oct. 2025, Herrenchiemsee Palace, Sammlung Moderne Kunst, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich.
Literature:
Walther, Linda, and Monja Droßmann, editors. Sheila Hicks. Josef Albers Museum, Kunsthalle Düssseldorf & Buchhandlung Walther König, 2025, pp. 191-195. Print.
Kase, Oliver, and Verena Hein, editors. Are We Still Up to It? Art & Democracy. Pinakothek der Moderne & Hirmer, 2025, pp. 140, 142-143.