{"product_id":"textiles-community-and-controversy-the-knitting-map","title":"Textiles, Community and Controversy","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking a major textile artwork, \u003ci\u003eThe Knitting Map\u003c\/i\u003e, as a central case study, this book interrogates the social, philosophical and critical issues surrounding contemporary textile art today. It explores gestures of community and controversy manifest in contemporary textile art practices, as both process and object.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated by more than 2,000 knitters from 22 different countries, who were mostly working-class women, T\u003ci\u003ehe Knitting Map\u003c\/i\u003e became the subject of national controversy in Ireland. Exploring the creation of this multi-modal artwork as a key moment in Irish art history, \u003ci\u003eTextiles, Community and Controversy\u003c\/i\u003e locates the work within a context of feminist arts practice, including the work of Judy Chicago, Faith Ringold and the Guerilla Girls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together leading art critics and textile scholars, including Lucy Lippard, Jessica Hemmings and Joanne Turney, the collection explores key issues in textile practice from gender, class and nation to technology and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54004006158680,"sku":null,"price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350027527_93eeb0f7-eda1-4127-908a-7a9a857f8b73.jpg?v=1770873309","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/textiles-community-and-controversy-the-knitting-map","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}