Vizcarrondo - Laboy Angelik - New Women's Work Reimagining Feminine Craft In Contemporary Art - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A celebration of 'women's work' this book features contemporary artists from around the globe who are transforming what it means to make craft. Women's work has historically been relegated to the domestic absent from galleries and discussions of art. From cross - stitching and quilts to baskets and decorative ceramics women have spent centuries creating masterful crafts without recognition from the historians and institutions that determine whose names are remembered and whose work is celebrated. This book explores these art forms focusing on ten areas traditionally labelled as feminine. Featuring 38 contemporary artists from around the world Angelik Vizcarrondo - Laboy examines the traditions these artists work with and the boundaries they re breaking. Through stories of family migration gender and it means to be a craftsperson this book explores the future of the feminine in the arts.
Title: New Women's Work Reimagining Feminine Craft In Contemporary Art
Author(s): Vizcarrondo - Laboy Angelik
Publisher: Smith Street Books
Barcode: 9781922754882
Pages: 304 Pages, 250 Colour Photographs; 250 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 10/1/2024
Category: Art Forms