BEVERLY SEMMES
Cloud Hats, 1991
Aluminum mesh in seven parts
Cloud Hat 1 11 x 38 dia in.
Cloud Hat 2 14 x 34 dia in.
Cloud Hat 3 20 x 40 dia in.
Cloud Hat 4 12 x 30 dia in.
Cloud Hat 5 16 x 23 dia in.
Cloud Hat 6 18 x 46 dia in.
Cloud hat 7 16 x 25 dia in.
Cloud Hat 2 14 x 34 dia in.
Cloud Hat 3 20 x 40 dia in.
Cloud Hat 4 12 x 30 dia in.
Cloud Hat 5 16 x 23 dia in.
Cloud Hat 6 18 x 46 dia in.
Cloud hat 7 16 x 25 dia in.
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$ 52,000.00
Beverly Semmes’s Cloud Hats are a collection of sculptural works; oversized, fantastical headpieces that blur the line between sculpture, performance, and fashion. Originally performed and documented in a series of...
Beverly Semmes’s Cloud Hats are a collection of sculptural works; oversized, fantastical headpieces that blur the line between sculpture, performance, and fashion. Originally performed and documented in a series of photographs in the early 1990s, the Cloud Hats take their place on the wall, entering the realm of Fine Art. Made from fine aluminum mesh, these headpieces defy conventional proportions to evoke ethereal, surreal silhouettes that both conceal and transform the body. These monumental pieces reflect Semmes’s long standing interest in exploring how garments code and shape identity, presence, and absence in space.
Exhibitions
"Slip", Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC, 5 February - 14 March 2026."Beverly Semmes: Boulders/Flag/Flip/Kick," at Tufts University Gallery, Medford, MA, 29 July 2025 - 23 November 2025.