This week, the New York Times posted a slideshow detailing the work of artist E.V. Day, who was commissioned to erect an installment in the atrium of Lincoln Center for the new opera season beginning in November.
The show chronicles Day's work in fishline and the tapestries of age-old opera costumes.
The New York City opera both commissioned and led her to the opera's costume building that houses the artwork of countless seamstresses. Choosing carefully, Day selected 13 costumes to bring to life. She created sculptures with thousands of pinpricks strung with fishline, strung the costumes to appear with a life of their own, and then strung them from the ceiling of the countless balconies of the auditorium.
The show is set to be fully installed November 6th and will remain at Lincoln Center through both the Opera season and the year.
Like most art, it is extremely difficult to discuss without even a visual representation of the piece. That said, the Times' slideshow is extremely effective in both commenting on the artist's process with both visual and verbal representation. The write of the show included essential quotes that get at the breadth and depth of the story as well as illustrate the humanity of the artist, her costumes, and those working with the opera.
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