Art:21 | Oliver Herring

Among Oliver Herring's earliest works were his woven sculptures and performance pieces in which he knitted Mylar, a transparent and reflective material, into human figures, clothing and furniture. Since 1998, Herring has created stop-motion videos, photo-collaged sculptures, and impromtu participatory performances with 'off-the-street' strangers, embracing chance and chance-encounters in his work.

Oliver Herring is featured in the Season 3 episode "Play" of the Art21 series "Art:21 -- Art in the Twenty-First Century".

Learn more about Oliver Herring: http://www.art21.org/artists/oliver-herring

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