{"product_id":"9781784538248","title":"The New Politics of the Handmade : Craft, Art and Design","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Politics of the Handmade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism. \u003ci\u003eThe New Politics of the Handmade\u003c\/i\u003e features twenty-three voices who critically rethink the handmade in this dramatically shifting economy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors examine craft within the conditions of extreme material and economic disparity; a renewed focus on labour and materiality in contemporary art and museums; the political dimensions of craftivism, neoliberalism, and state power; efforts toward urban renewal and sustainability; the use of digital technologies; and craft's connections to race, cultural identity and sovereignty in texts that criss-cross five continents. They claim contemporary craft as a dynamic critical position for understanding the most immediate political and aesthetic issues of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“While an anthology can do little more than introduce topics and provide roadmaps for further exploration, \u003ci\u003eThe New Politics of the Handmade\u003c\/i\u003e does this well, covering not only current research but also providing copious notes, a helpful index and numerous colour illustrations. This is a volume to keep, and an offering that makes me hope for more to follow.” - \u003ci\u003eGalleries West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781784538248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40706852061390,"sku":"9781784538248","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d57e3d29-b44a-4960-9013-3256b9766478.jpg?v=1640581163","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781784538248","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}