Description
The notion of the handmade has shifted from the margins to center stage. Craft's value is increasingly recognized across creative, economic, social, cultural, and political contexts. Amid dissolving disciplinary boundaries and the widespread appropriation of craft, its meaning is changing. While its claims to values such as authenticity and anti-consumerism are questionable, the role of craft is poised to be optimized within the contemporary climate. Amid new economies of making, as craft moves from "modern craft" to "post-craft," we need to examine not only the practice of craft but also its mediation and interpretation.
Author: Alex Coles
Publisher: Sternberg Press
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9783956793950
ISBN10: 3956793951
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Design | History & Criticism
- Art | Folk & Outsider Art
About the Author
Alex Coles is a critic, editor, and Professor of Transdisciplinary Studies at the School of Art, Design, and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield, UK.