Pittsburgh Arts & Entertainment Winter 2013 | Page 17

Museums

“[In Detroit] there are
artists taking advantage of
buying a house for $500,
moving in and starting stuff.
That nucleus of artists are
making a difference, in a small
way, but still, they are the ones
that go to the worst place and
find opportunities.”

Annually, the
Mattress Factory
draws over
75,000 visitors
from around
the world.

-Michael Olijnyk
co-director of the Mattress Factory.

The Mattress Factory invited 8 artists to fill the building
with instillations. These exhibits include an indoor
alleyway, a solar powered room, and a basement full of
mannequins

Chiharu Shiota
Chiharu Shiota created a poetic, monumental environment
in with her instillation located in 516 Sampsonia Way . She
filled all three floors of the building with domestic objects
encompassed in a web of black yarn.

61% Pittsburgh
34% US
5% World

These exhibits continue until May 25th.
The museum is open 10am-5pm on Tuesday-Saturday
and 1pm-5pm on Sunday.
Admission is $15 and $10 for senior citizens and
students. Tuesdays are half price admission.

1997

2002

2003

2001
First annual
Urban
Garden
Party

Education
department
established

25 years
celebrated
with a light
instillation by
James Turrell

2009

Two row houses
are converted
into offices and
an education
studio on
Jacksonia street

2013

Greer Lankton bequests
“It’s all about ME, Not
You” to the Mattress
Factory as a permanent
instillation

35 year
anniversary!

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