Ann Hamilton’s stirring installation “habitus” in Philadelphia
extends between the Fabric Workshop and Museum downtown, on view
through January 8, 2017, and Municipal Pier 9 on the Delaware River
a 20-minute walk away, which closes to the public on October 10,
2016. In this major work, the widely acclaimed, Ohio-based artist
deploys with finesse her now recognizable stagecraft, video, film,
and performance elements combined with her poetic re-use of
handwritten commonplace books of copied passages, collections of
fabric and dye samples, blankets, antique dolls and hand-held
tools.