Installation view, Works on Canvas and Paper, Paula Cooper Gallery, 149 Wooster Street, New York, February 7 - March 2, 1991. © 2025 Alan Shields / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York. Photo: Geoffrey Clements. 

Alan Shields
"Flagg Soft Ball" 1989-90
Rayon embroidery thread on canvas
45 1/2" x 45 3/4"

Alan Shields
"Good Brother - Step Beyond" 1990-91
Rayon and cotton thread, acrylic on canvas
29 1/2" x 29 1/2"

Alan Shields
"Mechanical Spider" 1990
Rayon thread, acrylic on canvas
30" x 29 1/2"

Alan Shields
"Computer Ether with Argyle Layer" 1990
Computerized embroidery in rayon and cotton with acrylic metallic yarn, acrylic paint on canvas
58 3/4" x 58 1/2"

Alan Shields
"Fore Good Bro" 1990-91
Rayon and cotton thread, acrylic on canvas
59" x 58 1/4"

Alan Shields
"Sambp's Butter Blend" 1990-91
Rayon and cotton thread, acrylic on canvas
29 3/4" x 29 3/4"

Alan Shields
"Snakeskin Sunrise" 1990
Rayon, cotton and metallic thread on canvas
29 1/2" x 19 3/4"

Alan Shields
"Don't Give No Lipp" 1990-91
Rayon, cotton and metallic thread, acrylic on canvas
59" x 57 7/8"

Alan Shields
"Box Lines" 1989
Die cut, thread on handmade paper
15" x 18 1/4"

Alan Shields
"Fun Lines" 1989
Die cut, thread on handmade paper
15" x 18 1/4"