Interwoven Histories
Contemporary Art, Migratory Narratives and Textiles
ed. by Christel Vesters ; with contr. by Rachel Dedman, Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Kathy M’Closkey, Romita Ray ...[et al.] ; design by Virginie Gauthie

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Author(s)

Kathy M'Closkey, Nico de Jonge, Rachel Dedman, Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Romita Ray

Editor(s)

Christel Vesters

Publication, year

Rotterdam : nai010, 2025

Scope

172 Pages, illustrated, 32 cm.

ISBN

978-94-6208-730-9

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In Interwoven Histories: Contemporary Art, Migratory Narratives and Textiles, curator and researcher Christel Vesters unravels the intricate connections between textiles, history and society through the lens of contemporary art. With essays and detailed examinations of five seminal works of art, she looks at the craft of textile making as a medium, exploring how woven objects - old and new - bear witness to migratory histories and stories that are often marginalized, ignored or forgotten. Engaging with both the historical narratives attached to fabric objects and the evocative quality of the medium, Interwoven Histories invites its readers to consider textiles as vehicles for the movement of ideas, traditions, patterns and techniques, and as a unique material prompting a more sensuous and tactile engagement with the world around us.

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Person as subject

Mounira Al Solh, Rachel Dedman, Antonio Jose Guzman & Iva Jankovic, Nico de Jonge, Elisa van Joolen & Vincent Vulsma, patricia kaersenhout, Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Kathy M’Closkey, Romita Ray and Jennifer Tee, Seth Siegelaub, patricia kaersenhout, Jennifer Tee, Antonio Jose Guzman, Iva Jankovic, Elisa van Joolen, Vincent Vulsma

Keywords

migratie / migration , textile

Location

Cabinet 29 - 6: Expanded Space ; Global Art ; Theorie / Expanded Space ; Global Art ; Theory

Contains

biografieën / biographies , noten / notes , bibliografie / bibliography