Textiles
Subtitle: open letter
By: edited by = herausgegeben von Rike Frank, Grant Watson in collaboration with = In Zusammenarbeit mit Sabine Folie, Georgia Holz, Susanne Titz
Contributors: Städtisches Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach (Germany)
Publisher: Sternberg Press; Generali Foundation
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berlin, Germany; Vienna
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9783956791376; 9783901107672
Subjects: Textile fabrics in art; Exhibitions; Textile crafts; Textile design
Description: This publication examines the referential and analytical qualities of textiles through both contemporary and historical works. The contributions in this book reflect on the complex interplay between the various functions and connotations of textiles - such as the emphasis on their tactile qualities or the artistic value attributed to them - and the attendant conflicts and antagonisms that articulate relations of power and value and of the interaction of artistic processes with their overarching contexts.
Notes: Catalogue to accompany the exhibition held at Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, June 22 - November 10, 2013.

Text in English and Dutch.