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Queer Threads

Crafting Identity and Community

by John Chaich and Todd Oldham
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/01/2017

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"Queer Threads: Crafting Identity and Community" spotlights an international, intergenerational, intersectional mix of thirty artists who are remixing fiber craft traditions, such as crochet, embroidery, quilting, and sewing, while reconsidering the binaries of art and craft, masculine and feminine, and gay and straight. Designed by Todd Oldham and edited by John Chaich, this 192-page, hardcover, 8 x 10-inch book features full-color spreads of each artist's work, along with intimate details of selections and artist studios, as well as an introductory essay by Chaich, who curated the exhibition of the same name that inspired this book. To further examine how queerness informs their work in fiber and textiles, or vice versa, the artists are interviewed by makers and thinkers from the worlds of dance, design, fashion, media, music, museums, scholarship, and more--many members of the LGBTQ community themselves, and otherwise passionate allies. Smart yet playful, critical yet celebratory, the resulting dialogues are as colorful, challenging, personal, and universal as the works discussed and talents showcased. "Queer Threads" is not just an exploration of fiber art and crafts, but also a celebration of the creativity, diversity, and vibrancy of contemporary queer culture.
ISBN:
9781623261054
9781623261054
Category:
The arts
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
15-01-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
AMMO Books LLC
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
254x203.2mm
Todd Oldham

Former fashion designer Todd Oldham has produced over 21 books, including bestselling monographs on Alexander Girard and Charley Harper. Oldham's craft and book series, Kid Made Modern and Hand Made Modern, sold millions of copies at Target as well as the Brooklyn, Getty, and Guggenheim museums, and the Museum of Modern Art, among other gift shops. As a photographer, Oldham was a frequent contributor to Nest.

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