J. Morgan Puett | Home | Projects and Installations
That Word Which Means Smuggling Across Borders, Incorporated

"The Multipled Suit for the discerning man, woman or other unrivaled in perfect fitting, ease of handling, quick adjustment, great complexity, and general convenience. We kindly solicit you to come to be touched and fitted. Agents wanted everywhere."

The Lost Meeting

In collaboration with Spurse, an international collective of which I am a very active member; also in collaboration with curator Julie Courtney and composer David Lang. This all takes place in Little Abington Meeting, an abandoned Quaker meetinghouse built in 1836 that lies within the Sculpture Park of Abington Art Center in Alverthorpe Park, Jenkintown, PA.
RN: The Past Present and Future of The Nurses's Uniform

This is a project with Mark Dion and in collaboration with the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, where we brought together nurse practitioners, academics, historians, and archives from Nursing institutions such as the Center for the Study of the History of Nursing at University of Pennsylvania for the complex endeavor in addressing omni-historical insights into the Nurses’ uniform.
Cottage Industry

In Charleston, SC, I have created a small business in a vernacular structure, in response to issues of commerce, history, and labor in the city. A new clothing collection is at the core of the project.
Grafter's Shack

In beekeeping, queen grafting is the skillful process of removing larvae just hatched from the egg of the best queen. For the Insecta Magnifica show, curated by Jennifer McGregor at Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery, Bronx, NY,in the Bronx, a two-part installation marries the art of sewing and that of apiculture.
Nurse Grimm

The resources of the recently-closed Marvin-Neitzel Corporation, a manufacturer of medical attire in Troy, NY, get an unexpected turn in this Mark Dion and J. Morgan Puett collaborative project.
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Ladies Field Club of York

Mostly in collaboration with artists such as Suzanne Bocanegra, Rebecca Purcell and Mark Dion.
Manhattan Tartan Project

In collaboration with Suzanne Bocanegra.
Mildred's lane projects