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This catalog accompanies the ICA's exhibition Liz Deschenes

Sheila Hicks: Lifelines Desk/Office and display natureWith works ranging from tapestry to sculptures, from architectural decoration to installations, Sheila Hicks is a truly legendary figure of textile and installation art. A Hicks piece may deploy traditional fibers like cotton, wool and silk alongside, for example, porcupine quills, feathers or steel fibers; equally unexpected is the often monumental scale of her works, which frequently respond to the architecture surrounding them. An American who has