By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art

By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art

by ShuHunh (Author), JosephMagliaro (Author)

Synopsis

Available now in a paperback edition, our critically acclaimed By Hand features the work of thirty-two artists whose innovative and unexpected uses of handicraft techniques such as embroidery, sewing, knitting, and crocheting are making the age-old craft versus art debate obsolete. From Kiki Smith's lovingly etched birds, to Barb Hunt's knitted land mines to dynamo-ville's one-of-a-kind puppets, to Evil Twin's handstitched publications, the artworks in By Hand revel in the care and consideration of craft.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 24 Jun 2010

ISBN 10: 1568989423
ISBN 13: 9781568989426

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Should finally put an end to hackneyed craft cliches . . . . Short first-person introductions from each artist underscore the importance of craft as a kind of acetone that can remove the white-box aura of sanctity from artwork . . . . By Hand introduces us to young makers who are thinking way outside the craft circle. ReadyMade