Dropped threads : articulating a history of textile instability through 20th Century sculpture

Despite the ‘post-media condition’ of contemporary practice, some materials continue to be more equal than others. Cloth has a problematic history in Western art, frequently dismissed for its perceived inability to convey meaning beyond its own materiality, or a narrow idea of identity. The followin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGown, Katie
Other Authors: Campbell, David ; Borland, Christine
Published: Northumbria University 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.757215