New territories
Subtitle: laboratories for design, craft and art in Latin America
By: Lowery Stokes Sims, with contributions by Mari Carmen Ramírez, Gabriela Rangel, Jorge Rivas Pérez, Regine Basha, Nessia Leonzini Pope and Fabiana Lopes, Antonio Sánchez Gómez, Adélia Borges, Ana Elena Mallet, Magdalena Grüneisen, Adriana Kertzer, and Marcella Echavarría
Contributors: Mallet Cárdenas, Ana Elena, contributor; Museum of Arts and Design (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Turner
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9788415832850
Subjects: Handicraft; Exhibitions; Furniture design; Design; Decoration and ornament; Latin American Art
Other titles: Laboratories for design, craft and art in Latin America
Notes: "This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition New Territories: Laboratories for Design, Craft and Art in Latin America, curated by Lowery Stokes Sims, for the Museum of Arts and Design, November 4, 2014-April 6, 2015"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241).
Table of contents: title: A report from the field : new territories in design, craft and art in Latin America / Lowery Stokes Sims; title: Charting a "new territory" for an old continent : Latin America as an operative construct / Mari Carmen Ramírez; title: Navigating the past and present in Latin America / Antonio Sánchez Gómez; title: Between limit and possibility : the visual culture of bricolage in 1990s Cuba / Blanca Serrano Ortiz de Solórzano; title: Merging high and low : materials in Brazilian contemporary artistic production / Nessia Leonzini Pope and Fabiana Lopes; title: Productive conflicts of interest / interview with Jorge Pardo by Regine Basha; title: Toys for adults : kawaii in South American design / Magdalena Grüneisen; title: Notes on design and material culture in Latin America at the global crossroads / Gabriela Rangel; title: The nerve center : identity and production in contemporary Latin American design / Jorge Rivas Pérez; title: The circulation of new design : trends in Latin America / Ana Elena Mallet; title: Designers and artisans in Latin America : a fruitful collaboration / Adélia Borges; title: The ethical dimensions of design : a cautionary note from Latin America / Adriana Kertzer; title: Rediscovering and reinventing Latin American food / Marcella Echavarría; title: Focus: Mexico City & Oaxaca : moving craft into the future through collaborations with artists and designers; title: Focus: Caracas : conversations with artistic legacies; title: Focus: São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro : upcycling and repurposing objects; title: Focus: Santiago & Buenos Aires : cultivating collectivity and experimentation in design and craft; title: Focus: San Salvador & San Juan : developing new markets for design; title: Focus: Havana : navigating personal and civic space; title: Artist statements.