Radical decadence : excess in contemporary feminist textiles and craft /

"This pioneering book explores the notion of 'radical decadence' as concept, aesthetic and lived experience, and as an analytical framework for the study of contemporary feminist textile art. Gendered discourses of decadence that perpetuate anxieties about women's power, consumpt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skelly, Julia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
Temas:
Feminism and art.
Women artists.
Art and craft debate.
Excess (Philosophy)
Féminisme et art.
Femmes artistes.
Débats sur l'art et l'artisanat.
Excès (Philosophie)
Feminism & feminist theory.
Textile design & theory.
Textile artworks.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
DESIGN > Textile & Costume.
ART > Subjects & Themes > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: decadence, feminism and "excess"
  • Consuming craft, cupcakes, and cocaine: Orly Cogan, Shane Waltener, and Shelley Miller
  • Pleasure craft: Nava Lubelski, Mickalene Thomas, and Shary Boyle
  • Bad women? Tracey Emin, Ghada Amer and Allyson Mitchell
  • "The decaying fabrics of life and death": Rozanne Hawksley's textile art.

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