People living in random places were coming to this idea, creating extraordinary things without knowing each other,” said Julie Schafler Dale, whose collection of wearable art is the basis of this exhibition of 115 objects by 62 artists. All the works are one-of-a-kind pieces. Although some artists used industrial equipment like computerized knitting machines to make complex patterns, none of the pieces were manufactured or duplicated for the marketplace. Gans, Andrew. "Jim Dale and Glenn Close Reunite for Busker Alley Benefit Nov. 13" Playbill, 13 November 2006

Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith; 15 August 1935) is an English actor, composer, director, narrator, singer and songwriter. In the United Kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the National Theatre. In British film, he is now one of the last surviving actors to appear in multiple Carry On films. liquid architecture is a symphony of space, but a symphony that never repeats and continues to develop, is an extension of our bodies, and like us, it has an identity. (Marcos Novak) This fall, the Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Off the Wall: American Art to Wear, a major exhibition that highlights a distinctive American art movement that emerged in the late 1960s and flourished during the following decades. It examines a generation of pioneering artists who used body-related forms to express a personal vision and frames their work in relation to the cultural, historical and social concerns of their time. Focusing on iconic works made during the three decades between 1967 and 1997, the exhibition features 115 works by 62 artists. Comprised primarily of selections from a promised gift of Julie Schafler Dale, it also includes works from the museum’s collection and loans from private collections. Off the Wall: American Art to Wear is accompanied by a new publication of the same title, co-published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Yale University Press. Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art It’s also a marvel of craftwork. Dale says the beading and knitting on display in “Moth Cape” makes it a standout even among master crafters.

What makes wearable art different from wall art – something visitors to the exhibition cannot experience – is the act of wearing the pieces. Like the Moth Cape, the artist considers not just what it looks like, but what it feels like to be inside it. Rebecca A. T. Stevens; Nancy A. Corwin [Primary Contributor]; Julie Schafler Dale [Primary Contributor]; Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada [Co-editor]; Joan Mondale [Preface]; Masako Kuriyama [Preface]; Eleanor T. Rosenfeld [Foreword]; Textile Museum (Washington D.C.) [Collaborator]; Katherine Westphal [Contributor]; Jim Dale is a member of the following lists: Carry On films, American singer-songwriters and Grammy Award winners. Contribute The intricacy, the intensity and the cathartic journey of using your hands to create something — that stitch by stitch, is capturing your life — is what they are about,” she said. The artist designed the cape to be extremely heavy. “The heaviness of the moth is what she felt,” Dale said. “When somebody else wears it, she would want them to feel a little bit of what she experienced.”

Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review; When the Perfect Gesture Is Everything" The New York Times, 13 April 1995 At the age of 17, Dale became one of the youngest professional comedians in Britain, touring all the variety music halls. [13] [14] We are Philadelphia’s art museum. A world-renowned collection. A landmark building. A place that welcomes everyone. We bring the arts to life, inspiring visitors—through scholarly study and creative play—to discover the spirit of imagination that lies in everyone. We connect people with the arts in rich and varied ways, making the experience of the Museum surprising, lively, and always memorable. We are committed to inviting visitors to see the world—and themselves—anew through the beauty and expressive power of the arts. The counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s pervades “Off the Wall: American Art to Wear” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

TVBrain – Kaleidoscope – Lost shows – TV Archive – TV History". lostshows.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 . Retrieved 24 October 2018. Lewis was active in Art to Wear movement in the 1970s and 1980s. Inspired by Mary Walker Phillips she bought a knitting machine (the Passap Duomatic 5) in 1971 [5] and taught herself, beginning to create hangings and garments in the late 1970s. She is known for her highly decorated textile wearable pieces, a direction she was encouraged to take by Julie Schafler Dale, her gallerist. [3] [4] For instance, the Moth Cape represented a nightmare, " wherein a feeling of death enveloped her like the wings of a giant moth". [1] The weight and shape of the piece meant the wearer could share that experience. This fall, the Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Off the Wall: American Art to Wear, a major exhibition that highlights a distinctive American art movement that emerged in the late 1960s and flourished during the following decades. It examines a generation of pioneering artists who used body-related forms to express a personal vision and frames their work in relation to the cultural, historical and social concerns of their time. Focusing on iconic works made during the three decades between 1967 and 1997, the exhibition features 115 works by 62 artists. Comprised primarily of selections from a promised gift of Julie Schafler Dale, it also includes works from the museum’s collection and loans from private collections. Off the Wall: American Art to Wear is accompanied by a new publication of the same title, co-published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Yale University Press.

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Wellington, Elizabeth (2019-11-16). "That embroidered skirt you love? It started with the pioneers of the art-as-fashion movement". Philly Inquirer . Retrieved 2021-11-29. Six-five Special (1958)". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016 . Retrieved 24 October 2018.