{"product_id":"9781350027527","title":"Textiles, Community and Controversy : The Knitting Map","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTextiles, Community and Controversy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking a major textile artwork, \u003ci\u003eThe Knitting Map\u003c\/i\u003e, as a central case study, this book interrogates the social, philosophical and critical issues surrounding contemporary textile art today. It examines the multiple and often contradictory meanings within contemporary textile artworks, and the process of making them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated by more than 2,500 knitters from 22 different countries, who were mostly working-class women, T\u003ci\u003ehe Knitting Map\u003c\/i\u003e became the subject of national controversy in Ireland. Exploring the creation of this multi-modal artwork as a key moment in Irish art history, \u003ci\u003eTextiles, Community and Controversy\u003c\/i\u003e locates the work within a context of feminist arts practice, including the work of Judy Chicago, Faith Ringold and the Guerilla Girls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together leading art critics and textile scholars, including Lucy Lippard, Jessica Hemmings and Joanne Turney, the collection explores key issues in textile practice from gender, class and nation to technology and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“This is a solid, convincing example of the theoretical possibilities generated by a collaborative, disputed, ambitious art project.” - ARLIS\/NA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350027527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40698677887182,"sku":"9781350027527","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_0dd74683-c2a9-4bd6-87b0-d0cb1357bff4.jpg?v=1640493869","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350027527","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}