Extra/ordinary : craft and contemporary art / edited by Maria Elena Buszek.

By:

Buszek Maria Elena

Contributor(s):

Buszek, Maria Elena, 1971-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2011.Description: xii, 306 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0822347628
9780822347620

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.4 BUS

Contents:

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Ordinary made extra/ordinary / Maria Elena Buszek -- Redefining Craft: New Theory -- Making and naming: the lexicon of studio craft / M Anna Fariello -- Validity is in the eye of the beholder: mapping craft communities of practice / Dennis Stevens -- Super-objects: craft as an aesthetic position / Louise Mazanti -- Fabrication and encounter: when content is a verb / Paula Owen -- Craft Show: In The Realm Of Fine Arts -- How the ordinary becomes extraordinary: the modern eye and the quilt as art form / Karin E Peterson -- Wallpaper, the decorative, and contemporary installation art / Elissa Auther -- Handwork and hybrids: recasting the craft of letterpress printing / Betty Bright -- Elastic/expanding: contemporary conceptual ceramics / Jo Dahn -- Craftivism -- Craftivist history / Betsy Greer -- Rebellious doilies and subversive stitches: writing a craftivist history / Kirsty Robertson -- Craft hard die free: radical curatorial strategies for craftivism / Anthea Black and Nicole Burisch -- Loving attention: an outburst of craft in contemporary art / Janis Jefferies -- New Functions, New Frontiers -- Put your thing down, flip it, and reverse it: reimagining craft identities using tactics of queer theory / Lacey Jane Roberts -- Men who make: the flow of the amateur designer/maker / Andrew Jackson -- Crochet and the cosmos: an interview with Margaret Wertheim / Maria Elena Buszek -- Contributors -- Index.

Summary: Overview: Contemporary artists such as Ghada Amer and Clare Twomey have gained international reputations for work that transforms ordinary craft media and processes into extraordinary conceptual art, from Amer\'s monumental stitched paintings to Twomey\'s large, ceramics-based installations. Despite the amount of attention that curators and gallery owners have paid to these and many other conceptual artists who incorporate craft into their work, few art critics or scholars have explored the historical or conceptual significance of craft in contemporary art. Extra/Ordinary takes up that task. Reflecting on what craft has come to mean in recent decades, artists, critics, curators, and scholars develop theories of craft in relation to art, chronicle how fine-art institutions understand and exhibit craft media, and offer accounts of activist crafting, or craftivism. Some contributors describe generational and institutional changes under way, while others signal new directions for scholarship, considering craft in relation to queer theory, masculinity, and science. Encompassing quilts, ceramics, letterpress books, wallpaper, and textiles, and moving from well-known museums to home workshops and political protests, Extra/Ordinary is an eclectic introduction to the craft culture referenced and celebrated by artists promoting new ways of thinking about the role of craft in contemporary art.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Contemporary artists such as Ghada Amer and Clare Twomey have gained international reputations for work that transforms ordinary craft media and processes into extraordinary conceptual art, from Amer's monumental stitched paintings to Twomey's large, ceramics-based installations. Despite the amount of attention that curators and gallery owners have paid to these and many other conceptual artists who incorporate craft into their work, few art critics or scholars have explored the historical or conceptual significance of craft in contemporary art. Extra/Ordinary takes up that task. Reflecting on what craft has come to mean in recent decades, artists, critics, curators, and scholars develop theories of craft in relation to art, chronicle how fine-art institutions understand and exhibit craft media, and offer accounts of activist crafting, or craftivism. Some contributors describe generational and institutional changes under way, while others signal new directions for scholarship, considering craft in relation to queer theory, masculinity, and science. Encompassing quilts, ceramics, letterpress books, wallpaper, and textiles, and moving from well-known museums to home workshops and political protests, Extra/Ordinary is an eclectic introduction to the "craft culture" referenced and celebrated by artists promoting new ways of thinking about the role of craft in contemporary art.

Contributors . Elissa Auther, Anthea Black, Betty Bright, Nicole Burisch, Maria Elena Buszek, Jo Dahn, M. Anna Fariello, Betsy Greer, Andrew Jackson, Janis Jefferies, Louise Mazanti, Paula Owen, Karin E. Peterson, Lacey Jane Roberts, Kirsty Robertson, Dennis Stevens, Margaret Wertheim

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview: Contemporary artists such as Ghada Amer and Clare Twomey have gained international reputations for work that transforms ordinary craft media and processes into extraordinary conceptual art, from Amer\'s monumental stitched paintings to Twomey\'s large, ceramics-based installations. Despite the amount of attention that curators and gallery owners have paid to these and many other conceptual artists who incorporate craft into their work, few art critics or scholars have explored the historical or conceptual significance of craft in contemporary art. Extra/Ordinary takes up that task. Reflecting on what craft has come to mean in recent decades, artists, critics, curators, and scholars develop theories of craft in relation to art, chronicle how fine-art institutions understand and exhibit craft media, and offer accounts of activist crafting, or craftivism. Some contributors describe generational and institutional changes under way, while others signal new directions for scholarship, considering craft in relation to queer theory, masculinity, and science. Encompassing quilts, ceramics, letterpress books, wallpaper, and textiles, and moving from well-known museums to home workshops and political protests, Extra/Ordinary is an eclectic introduction to the craft culture referenced and celebrated by artists promoting new ways of thinking about the role of craft in contemporary art.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

List of Illustrations (p. vii)
Acknowledgments (p. xi)
Introduction: The Ordinary Made Extra/Ordinary (p. 1)
Redefining Craft: New Theory
Making and Naming: The Lexicon of Studio Craft (p. 23)
Validity Is in the Eye of the Beholder: Mapping Craft Communities of Practice (p. 43)
Super-Objects: Craft as an Aesthetic Position (p. 59)
Fabrication and Encounter: When Content Is a Verb (p. 83)
Craft Show: In the Realm of ôFine Artsö
How the Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary: The Modern Eye and the Quilt as Art Form (p. 99)
Wallpaper, the Decorative, and Contemporary Installation Art (p. 115)
Handwork and Hybrids: Recasting the Craft of Letterpress Printing (p. 135)
Elastic/Expanding: Contemporary Conceptual Ceramics (p. 153)
Craftivism
Craftivist History (p. 175)
Rebellious Doilies and Subversive Stitches: Writing a Craftivist History (p. 184)
Craft Hard Die Free: Radical Curatorial Strategies for Craftivism (p. 204)
Loving Attention: An Outburst of Craft in Contemporary Art (p. 222)
New Functions, New Frontiers
Put Your Thing Down, Flip It, and Reverse It: Reimagining Craft Identities Using Tactics of Queer Theory (p. 243)
Man Who Make: The ôFlowö of the Amateur Designer/Maker (p. 260)
Crochet and the Cosmos: An Interview with Margaret Wertheim (p. 276)
Contributors (p. 291)
Index (p. 295)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Maria Elena Buszek is a critic, curator, and Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Colorado, Denver. She is the author of the book Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture, also published by Duke University Press.