'Kiss of Death' Headpiece
Artist
Jo Gordon
(Scotland, born 1967)
Date1995
Object NameHat
Mediumfeathers, buckram, satin
ClassificationsTextiles
DimensionsOverall: Length: 65 cm, Width: 22 cm, Height: 25 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2000 by the Contemporary Art Society.
Copyright© Jo Gordon (2004)
LocationOn Display - Gallery 05
Object numberABDAG011156
Keywords
Kiss of Death, a sinister bonnet with a feather ruff, suggests the dark undercurrent apparent in many contemporary textiles. Gordon's innovative and challenging approach to personal accessories brings fashion into the realms of sculpture.
Art Chat is an engaging series of short audio and video interpretations offering young people’s perspectives of artworks and objects in our collection. Alongside the image of this object you can now watch the interpretation of Gordon's work by learners from Aberdeen Grammar School.
More About Me
Gordon studied textiles at Gray's School of Art. Her innovative and challenging approach to personal accessories brings fashion into the realms of sculpture.
Exhibitions
early 20th Century
