Sloppy craft : postdisciplinarity and the crafts 1st ed.

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Paterson, Elaine Cheasley
• Surette, Susan

Publisher

London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017

Language

English

ISBN

9781474248983

Series

Subject(s)

• ART, MODERN
• AVANT-GARDE (AESTHETICS)
• HANDICRAFT--PHILOSOPHY
• UGLINESS IN ART

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index

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Abstract

Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts brings together leading international artists and critics to explore the possibilities and limitations of the idea of ‘sloppy craft’ – craft that is messy or unfinished looking in its execution or appearance, or both. The contributors address ‘sloppiness’ in contemporary art and craft practices including painting, weaving, sewing and ceramics, consider the importance of traditional concepts of skill, and the implications of sloppiness for a new 21st century emphasis on inter- and postdisciplinarity, as well as for activist, performance, queer and Aboriginal practices.

In addition to critical essays, the book includes a ‘conversation’ section in which contemporary artists and practitioners discuss challenges and opportunities of ‘sloppy craft’ in their practice and teaching, and an afterword by Glenn Adamson.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xxviii, 196 p.)

Dimension

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Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Front matter
I. Explorations of postdisciplinarity through sloppy craft
II. The implications of sloppy craft
III. Sloppy craft in practice and pedagogy: A conversation
Back matter

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00241/20	745.5 Slo	Online !	Available