Polly Apfelbaum: Off Color September 17, 2010

In this new body of work, Apfelbaum cuts and arranges sequined stretch fabric on-site to create a floor-based installation that responds specifically to the gallery's space and architecture. A departure from previous bodies of work, where Apfelbaum cuts and dyes fabric in her studio to be laid out in predetermined arrangements, this temporal installation is "situational," being born of and only able to exist within the physical space of its original conceptualization. The artist improvises, in real time with the scraps and leftovers of the cutting process. Here, Apfelbaum's practice teeters on the edge of performance, as she focuses on "the event of making" while deemphasizing the permanence of emerging artwork.