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Design objects and the museum /

"Design Objects and the Museum brings together leading design historians, curators, educators and archivists to consider the place of contemporary design objects within museums. Contributors draw on a wide range of 20th century and contemporary examples from international museums to consider ho...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Farrelly, Liz (Editor ), Weddell, Joanna (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
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  • Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE Jonathan M. Woodham; Notes; References; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION Joanna Weddell and Liz Farrelly; Part I: The Canon and Design in the Museum; Part II: Positioning Design within and beyond the Museum; Part III: Interpretation and the Challenge of Design; In conclusion; References; PART I THE CANON AND DESIGN IN THE MUSEUM; CHAPTER 1 EXHIBITING 'THE TASTE OF EVERYDAY THINGS': KENNETH CLARK AND CEMA'S WARTIME EXHIBITIONS OF DESIGN Sue Breakell; Notes; References.
  • CHAPTER 2 THE ETHOS OF THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 1947-1960 Joanna WeddellThe Circulation Department 1947-1960; Floud and contemporary design objects; Floud and craft; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; CHAPTER 3 'I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU SHOULD NOT THINK OF THE DESIGN CENTRE AS A MUSEUM; IT IS A LIVE, ACTIVE, MOVING THING' 1: DESIGNS OF THE YEAR, 1957 Ness Wood; Notes; References; CHAPTER 4 DESIGNING FOR A NEW NIGERIA: HAYES TEXTILES LIMITED AND THE BRITISH MANUFACTURE OF GELE IN THE POSTCOLONIAL PERIOD Nicola Stylianou; Introducing the gele.
  • Introducing Hayes Textiles LimitedHayes in the V & A; Hayes Designs; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Website; CHAPTER 5 TOWARDS AN UNCENSORED HISTORY OF DESIGN: IDEAL HOMES AND CONSTANCE SPRY AT THE DESIGN MUSEUM, LONDON Deborah Sugg Ryan; Introduction; Ideal Homes; The Ideal Home Exhibition; The exhibition proposal; Constance Spry: A Millionaire for a Few Pence; Conclusion: What is design?; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; CHAPTER 6 GHOSTS AND DANCERS: IMMATERIALS AND THE MUSEUM Jana Scholze; Notes; References; PART II POSITIONING DESIGN WITHIN AND BEYOND THE MUSEUM.
  • CHAPTER 7 INDIAN LIVING CULTURES: COLLECTED, EXHIBITED AND PERFORMED Megha Rajguru and Nicola AshmoreUK museum practices
  • engaging the community; Brighton Museum and Art Gallery; Location of the diaspora as the 'authenticator' in Brighton Museum and Art Gallery's collection; Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum exhibition design; Brighton Museum and Art Gallery and the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum: 'World Art' or 'Fine Art'?; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; CHAPTER 8 TRIENNALE DESIGN MUSEUM: AN EVOLVING CURATORIAL PROJECT Virginia Lucarelli.
  • How to exhibit the multifaceted nature of design?What is Italian Design? The Seven Obsessions (7 December 2007-25 January 2009); Series/One-offs 2 (21 March 2009-28 February 2010); The Things We Are (27 March 2010-27 February 2011); Dream Factories: People, Ideas and Paradoxes of Italian Design (5 April 2011- 4 March 2012); TDM5: Grafica Italiana (14 April 2012-24 February 2013); Design: The Syndrome of Influence (6 April 2013-23 February 2014); Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; CHAPTER 9 GALLERY ENVY AND CONTINGENT AUTONOMY: EXHIBITING DESIGN ART Damon Taylor.