Works

Sculpture, installation, prints, and glass. 1992–2011.

Umbilicus Multitudinous, 2001 — Plaster and wood — Shirley Klinghoffer

Umbilicus Multitudinous

2001

Plaster and wood

42" diameter × 8"

Vaginal Wall, 2000 — Plaster and steel — Shirley Klinghoffer

Vaginal Wall

2000

Plaster and steel

36" × 65" × 8"

V Day, 2002 — Tinted rubber, steel — Shirley Klinghoffer

V Day

2002

Tinted rubber, steel

36" × 65" × 2"

Witty in Pink, 2006 — Bronze and antique tulle — Shirley Klinghoffer

Witty in Pink

2006

Bronze and antique tulle

30" diameter × 10" d.

Big, Black, Beautiful, 2006 — Bronze & reconstructed ballgown — Shirley Klinghoffer

Big, Black, Beautiful

2006

Bronze & reconstructed ballgown

60" diameter × 12" d.

Big, Black, Beautiful (detail), 2006 — Bronze & reconstructed ballgown — Shirley Klinghoffer

Big, Black, Beautiful (detail)

2006

Bronze & reconstructed ballgown

60" diameter × 12" d.

Code Pink, 2004 — Tinted rubber — Shirley Klinghoffer

Code Pink

2004

Tinted rubber

11.5" × 30" × 7"

Global Sisters, 2004 — Tinted translucent rubber — Shirley Klinghoffer

Global Sisters

2004

Tinted translucent rubber

48" × 30" × 7"

The American Dream — Housing from Heaven, 1992 — Cast stone — Shirley Klinghoffer

The American Dream — Housing from Heaven

1992

Cast stone

64" × 34" × 8"

Venus in Time, 1996 — Cast stone, aluminum — Shirley Klinghoffer

Venus in Time

1996

Cast stone, aluminum

70" × 48" × 5"

Venus Revisited Time Line 50–90s, 1994 — Cast stone, aluminum — Shirley Klinghoffer

Venus Revisited Time Line 50–90s

1994

Cast stone, aluminum

18" × 40′ × 5"

Venus Revisited 50s–90s, 1996 — Cast stone, aluminum — Shirley Klinghoffer

Venus Revisited 50s–90s

1996

Cast stone, aluminum

70" × 48" × 5"

Venus in Time — Reflections and Illusions, 1995 — Mixed media — Shirley Klinghoffer

Venus in Time — Reflections and Illusions

1995

Mixed media

52" × 28" × 28"

Doormat, 1996 — Cast black rubber — Shirley Klinghoffer

Doormat

1996

Cast black rubber

2" × 27" × 17"

CRT-0981, 1998 — Slumped glass, detail from installation of 18 life-size forms — Shirley Klinghoffer

CRT-0981

1998

Slumped glass, detail from installation of 18 life-size forms

CRT-0981, 1998 — Slumped glass, detail from installation of 18 life-size forms — Shirley Klinghoffer

CRT-0981

1998

Slumped glass, detail from installation of 18 life-size forms

Anthurium, 2002 — Unique bronze — Shirley Klinghoffer

Anthurium

2002

Unique bronze

32" × 19" × 18"

Desert Rose, 2003 — Unique bronze — Shirley Klinghoffer

Desert Rose

2003

Unique bronze

31" × 20" × 17"

Triple Red, 2004 — Giclee print — Shirley Klinghoffer

Triple Red

2004

Giclee print

40" × 50"

Who Cares? #2, 2004 — Giclee print on thin film and plexiglass — Shirley Klinghoffer

Who Cares? #2

2004

Giclee print on thin film and plexiglass

28" × 40"

Who Cares? #1, 2004 — Giclee print on thin film and plexiglass — Shirley Klinghoffer

Who Cares? #1

2004

Giclee print on thin film and plexiglass

40" × 28"

Who Cares? #3, 2004 — Giclee print on thin film and plexiglass — Shirley Klinghoffer

Who Cares? #3

2004

Giclee print on thin film and plexiglass

40" × 28"

A Testosterone Brain — What Was I Thinking?, 2004 — Latex rubber, foam cotton, steel pins — Shirley Klinghoffer

A Testosterone Brain — What Was I Thinking?

2004

Latex rubber, foam cotton, steel pins

32" × 34" × 32"

She Cradle, 2006 — Antique wood, rubber vulval castings, fabric — Shirley Klinghoffer

She Cradle

2006

Antique wood, rubber vulval castings, fabric

10" × 18" × 13"

She Cradle (detail), 2006 — Antique wood, rubber vulval castings, fabric — Shirley Klinghoffer

She Cradle (detail)

2006

Antique wood, rubber vulval castings, fabric

10" × 18" × 13"

Legacy I, 2007 — Crocheted yarn, giclee print on canvas — Shirley Klinghoffer

Legacy I

2007

Crocheted yarn, giclee print on canvas

40" × 33" × 9"

Legacy I (detail), 2007 — Crocheted yarn, giclee print on canvas — Shirley Klinghoffer

Legacy I (detail)

2007

Crocheted yarn, giclee print on canvas

40" × 33" × 9"

Vessel I, 2007 — Seed pod, glass, rubber — Shirley Klinghoffer

Vessel I

2007

Seed pod, glass, rubber

55" × 10" × 9"

Vessel I (detail), 2007 — Seed pod, glass, rubber — Shirley Klinghoffer

Vessel I (detail)

2007

Seed pod, glass, rubber

55" × 10" × 9"

Legacy II, 2007 — Crocheted yarn, wood — Shirley Klinghoffer

Legacy II

2007

Crocheted yarn, wood

27" × 40" × 9"

Legacy II (detail), 2007 — Crocheted yarn, wood — Shirley Klinghoffer

Legacy II (detail)

2007

Crocheted yarn, wood

27" × 40" × 9"

Intimate Sphere, 2007 — Resin, fiberglass — Shirley Klinghoffer

Intimate Sphere

2007

Resin, fiberglass

19" diameter × 8"

Secret Garden (detail), 2010 — Vintage skirt, unique tinted cast rubber, weathered barbed wire — Shirley Klinghoffer

Secret Garden (detail)

2010

Vintage skirt, unique tinted cast rubber, weathered barbed wire

45" diameter × 11" deep

Secret Garden, 2010 — Vintage skirt, unique tinted cast rubber, weathered barbed wire — Shirley Klinghoffer

Secret Garden

2010

Vintage skirt, unique tinted cast rubber, weathered barbed wire

45" diameter × 11" deep

Paid, 2010 — Used women's shoes, antique iron crib, slumped glass, steel — Shirley Klinghoffer

Paid

2010

Used women's shoes, antique iron crib, slumped glass, steel

41" h. × 44" w. × 24" d.

Paid (side view detail), 2010 — Used women's shoes, antique iron crib, slumped glass, steel — Shirley Klinghoffer

Paid (side view detail)

2010

Used women's shoes, antique iron crib, slumped glass, steel

41" h. × 44" w. × 24" d.

A Fine Balance — Heels on Wheels, 2010 — Collected high heel shoes, pintail longboard skateboard, steel — Shirley Klinghoffer

A Fine Balance — Heels on Wheels

2010

Collected high heel shoes, pintail longboard skateboard, steel

9" h. × 43" w. × 11′ d.

Rock-Her, 2010 — Restored vintage rocking chair, rubber castings, fabric, motor, music — Shirley Klinghoffer

Rock-Her

2010

Restored vintage rocking chair, rubber castings, fabric, motor, music

44" h. × 19" w. × 32" d. (with pedestal)

Rock-Her (rocking), 2010 — Restored vintage rocking chair, rubber castings, fabric, motor, music — Shirley Klinghoffer

Rock-Her (rocking)

2010

Restored vintage rocking chair, rubber castings, fabric, motor, music

44" h. × 19" w. × 32" d. (with pedestal)

Trapped (detail), 2010 — Used women's shoes, weathered barbed wire — Shirley Klinghoffer

Trapped (detail)

2010

Used women's shoes, weathered barbed wire

5′ h. × 5′ w. × 3" d.

Trapped, 2010 — Used women's shoes, weathered barbed wire — Shirley Klinghoffer

Trapped

2010

Used women's shoes, weathered barbed wire

5′ h. × 5′ w. × 3" d.

The Shoe That Ate Cinderella, 2011 — Industrial tape, hair, upholstered armature — Shirley Klinghoffer

The Shoe That Ate Cinderella

2011

Industrial tape, hair, upholstered armature

48" h. × 45" w. × 22" d.

The Shoe That Ate Cinderella (heel detail), 2011 — Industrial tape, hair, upholstered armature — Shirley Klinghoffer

The Shoe That Ate Cinderella (heel detail)

2011

Industrial tape, hair, upholstered armature

48" h. × 45" w. × 22" d.

Bridal Bouquet for Gertrude & Alice, 2011 — Refashioned bridal gown, tinted translucent rubber, steel — Shirley Klinghoffer

Bridal Bouquet for Gertrude & Alice

2011

Refashioned bridal gown, tinted translucent rubber, steel

45" h. × 42" w. × 40′ d. (free standing on steel stems)

Bridal Bouquet for Gertrude & Alice (detail), 2011 — Refashioned bridal gown, tinted translucent rubber, steel — Shirley Klinghoffer

Bridal Bouquet for Gertrude & Alice (detail)

2011

Refashioned bridal gown, tinted translucent rubber, steel

45" h. × 42" w. × 40′ d. (free standing on steel stems)

Love Armor Project, 2008 — knitted Humvee cozy, 15′ × 7′ × 6′ — Shirley Klinghoffer

Featured Project

Love Armor Project

2007–2018

A monumental knitted cozy for a military Humvee — 15 feet long, hand-knitted by community volunteers — transforming an instrument of war into an object of care.

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CRT Revisited, 2015 — Museum of Glass installation view — Shirley Klinghoffer

Featured Project

CRT Revisited

2015

Slumped glass sculptures cast from obsolete cathode-ray television sets — a meditation on memory, obsolescence, and the material culture of the domestic interior.

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