Peregrine Honig made a name for herself when a set of her prints were purchased by the Whitney Museum of American Art, establishing her as the youngest living artist to be included in the permanent collection. Honig’s sculptures, imagery and texts explore themes of sexual vulnerability, trends in disease and social hierarchies. She currently curates projects and annual events under the umbrella “Fahrenheit” and owns a lingerie boutique “Birdies”. Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, the National Museum of Women in the Arts and The Chicago Art Institute, among others. Peregrine is a recipient of the Art Omi International Artists’ Residency and the Charlotte Street Fund. She recently produced a magazine titled Widow, in collaboration with Landfall Press, that explores the relationship between fashion and art.
Last year, Peregrine starred in the first season of "The Next Great Artist" on the Bravo channel. Much to the delight of Kansas Citians, she came in second place!
Peregrine always pushes the envelope with her work. Last year, her doll fetched one of the highest prices in the live auction, and I've no doubt collectors will be just as interested and intrigued with this year's contribution to the Doll Project. She wrote the following about her doll:
"Specimen
When we spend energy preserving something, we often ignore what is developing. I burned my doll down, captured the ashes and fibers in a Pyrex test tube, and sealed the cork with beeswax. I cremated the banana leaves and encapsulated the moment of one child’s skill at creating something traditional."
**Team 4 member Emily Collins designed and made the pillow upon which Peregrine's piece sits.
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