"I'm looking for, even in the hardest edges, a craftsman's relationship to the object that they're making."
Sheila Pepe reflects on European armor in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.
About the Artist
Sheila Pepe, born in 1959, is an American artist whose work employs conceptualism, surrealism, and craft to address feminist issues.
Sheila Pepe (American, born 1959)
Red Hook at Bedford Terrace, 2008
Shoelaces, cotton yarn and nautical towline. Smith College Museum of Art, Purchased with gifts from members of the Museum’s Visiting Committee in honor of the retirement of Ann Johnson (SC 2008:31) © Sheila Pepe
