Robert Morris
Restless Sleepers/Atomic Shroud, 1991
These ghostly and ominous bed sheets were created at The Fabric Workshop and
Museum (FWM) at the height of the Cold War, during the Reagan years, when
apocalyptic themes were central to Morris' work. At this time, the work
produced at the FWM tended to focus on fabric and printing, rather than the
broad array of alternative materials used here today. As a result, Morris
produced a work distinctive from his other pieces, which are mostly
sculptural. To create Restless Sleepers/Atomic Shroud, Morris painted a
human skeleton with ink and rolled it on white fabric. The resulting skeleton
prints were then assembled into an image that was screen-printed onto a bed
sheet. These sheets are one of the most literal of his pieces exploring the
theme of nuclear threat.
Robert Morris, Restless Sleepers/Atomic
Shroud, 1991. Silkscreen on linen, 114 x 90".
Created in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum.
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