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National building: craft and contemporary American culture

Contributor(s): Publication details: London Bloomsbury 2015Description: 263 pISBN:
  • 9781474249492
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.0973  N2
Summary: In this beautifully designed and illustrated volume, leading craft scholars, curators and artists come together to assess the post-War history and contemporary flourishing of craft in America. Their critical gaze encompasses craft practice by artists, professional makers, and amateurs; crafting as it takes place in the studio and in the domestic space, and as it is exhibited in museums and galleries; craft that uses materials and crafting in the digital arena, and critical issues confronting craft such as industry, education and digitization. (http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/nation-building-9781474249492/)
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Item type Current library Item location Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Vikram Sarabhai Library Rack 40-B / Slot 2324 (2nd Floor, East Wing) Non-fiction General Stacks 745.0973 N2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 192370

Table of Contents:

1. (Dis) Organizing Principles
2. Aesthetic Transgressions
3. The Politics of Display
4. Enduring Conflicts
5. Education and Technology
6. Negotiating Industry

In this beautifully designed and illustrated volume, leading craft scholars, curators and artists come together to assess the post-War history and contemporary flourishing of craft in America. Their critical gaze encompasses craft practice by artists, professional makers, and amateurs; crafting as it takes place in the studio and in the domestic space, and as it is exhibited in museums and galleries; craft that uses materials and crafting in the digital arena, and critical issues confronting craft such as industry, education and digitization.

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