Tote

Two Particular Figures

A tote bag created in response to the literary portraiture of Hilton Als and on the occasion of Triple Canopy’s 2017 benefit, which honored him. On one side is a pattern of interwoven lines that suggests safety and security of the kind offered by a mother or a fence. On the other side is a spiral that charts a path from the periphery to the center, and reflects a desire to move from the outside to the inside. Specifically, the tote reflects on Julia Warhola and Shirley Temple, two of the protagonists of Als’s Andy Warhol: The Series, published by Triple Canopy.