Download or read book The New Politics of the Handmade written by Anthea Black and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism. The New Politics of the Handmade features twenty-three voices who critically rethink the handmade in this dramatically shifting economy. The authors examine craft within the conditions of extreme material and economic disparity; a renewed focus on labour and materiality in contemporary art and museums; the political dimensions of craftivism, neoliberalism, and state power; efforts toward urban renewal and sustainability; the use of digital technologies; and craft's connections to race, cultural identity and sovereignty in texts that criss-cross five continents. They claim contemporary craft as a dynamic critical position for understanding the most immediate political and aesthetic issues of our time.
Download or read book The Roots of Culture the Power of Art written by Monica Gattinger and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canada Council for the Arts is the country’s largest provider of grants for artists and arts organizations, benefiting not only writers, visual artists, performers, and musicians but Canadian culture as a whole. In The Roots of Culture, the Power of Art Monica Gattinger outlines the history of the Canada Council, the impetus for its foundation, and the ongoing debate about its goals and impact. Tracing the Council’s gradual shift from focusing on artistic supply and building the roots of Canadian arts and culture in its early years to its expanded focus on the power of the arts in society over time, Gattinger describes how leaders have navigated core tensions inherent in the Council’s activities. She examines the arguments for and against “art for art’s sake” and pursuing broader social and economic aims through the arts, as well as the inherent political conflicts between serving the needs of the artistic community and the needs of Canadian society, between leadership and followership, between autonomy and collaboration, and between emerging and established artistic practices. Combining lively storytelling with insightful analysis, and beautifully produced with dozens of photos of the art, people, and events that have shaped the organization through the years, The Roots of Culture, the Power of Art is essential reading for those with an interest in Canadian arts and culture and cultural policy.
Download or read book Printmaking in Alberta 1945 1985 written by Bente Roed Cochran and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 1989 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bente Roed Cochran brings to life a creative period in the cultural and artistic development of printmaking in Alberta. This book is a visually stimulating, comprehensive study that traces the development of printmaking in Canada and Alberta, and provides a critical analysis of 38 artists who have made major contributions to Alberta's printmaking reputation.
Download or read book World Enough and Time written by Andrea Mudry and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1996-11-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For me, getting older physically seems to be epitomized in the feeling that I look like my mother. She’s really attractive ... It’s just that I can see that she’s older, and I’m not supposed to be." - Charlotte Wilson Hammond "My view of the world is slowly becoming more integrated. Sometimes I feel as if I’ve walked to the top of a mountain, and can look down and see all around." - Lesia Gregorovitch "Some women have told me that they’re too old at fifty. And I wondered to myself why - at fifty - would anyone think herself too old?" - Linda Silver Dranoff "Now I look upon everything I do ... and say, ’Is this how I’m going to be using the energy that I have, or am I going to use it in a different way?" - Roberta Bondar "The most important thing is not to be afraid." - Kim Campbell
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Download or read book Architecture Parallax the Blind Architect written by Alexander Pilis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of blind architect images produced by Alexander Pilis with three texts by Ihor Holubizky, Juan Antonio Montiel and Jeanne Randolph. The book is a critical analysis of contemporary visuality.
Download or read book Janey s Arcadia written by Rachel Zolf and published by Coach House Books. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unflinchingly subversive, aversive, conversive poetic look at the underbelly of Canadian settler-colonial experience.
Download or read book Museums without Borders written by Robert R. Janes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing together nearly 40 years of experience, Museums without Borders presents the key works of one of the most respected practitioners and scholars in the field. Through these selected writings, Robert R. Janes demonstrates that museums have a broader role to play in society than is conventionally assumed. He approaches the fundamental questions of why museums exist and what they mean in terms of identity, community, and the future of civil life. This book consists of four Parts: Indigenous Peoples; Managing Change; Social Responsibility, and Activism and Ethics. The Parts are ordered chronologically and each begins with an introduction and an overview of the ensuing articles which situates the papers in their historical and cultural contexts. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines anthropology, ethnography, museum studies and management theory, Janes both questions and supports mainstream museum practice in a constructive and self-reflective manner, offering readers alternative viewpoints on important issues. Considering concepts not generally recognized in museum practice, such as the Roman leadership model of primus inter pares and the Buddhist concept of mindfulness, Janes argues that the global museum community must examine how they can meet the needs of the planet and its inhabitants. Museums without Borders charts the evolving role of the contemporary museum in the face of environmental, societal and ethical challenges, and explores issues that have, and will, continue to shape the museum sector for decades to come. This book demonstrates that it is both reasonable and essential to expand the purpose of museums at this point in history – not only because of their unique characteristics and value to society, but also because of Janes’ respect and admiration for their rich legacy. It is time that museums assist in the creation of a new, caring, and more conscious future for themselves and their communities. This can only be done through authentic engagement with contemporary issues and aspirations.
Download or read book The Feminist Reconstruction of Space written by St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre and published by St. Norbert, Man. : St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre. This book was released on 2000 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction by Vera Lemecha; contributors: Eleanor Bond, Louise W. May, Rita McKeough, Shawna Dempsey & Lori Millan, Bev Pike, and, Nancy McKinnon.
Download or read book Caught in the Act written by Tanya Mars and published by YYZ Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This definitive anthology focuses on the 70s and 80s--a time when women made a big and noisy impact on society -- and provides readers with insight into the profound effects that feminism and women's work have had on contemporary culture. Full of sass and insight, this essential collection is part survey, part critical discourse, and part reference book."--Pub. desc.
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Download or read book The City Within written by Robert Adrian and published by Banff, Alta. : Banff Centre for the Arts. This book was released on 1992 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of non-fiction, critical fiction and visual art projects is, according to Randolph, a memento and intellectual souvenir of the Technology, Rhetoric and Utopia residency held at the Banff Centre in 1992. Includes 11 texts on subjects ranging from psychoanalysis, textiles and AIDS, to an Inuit legend from Baker Lake. Circa 60 bibl. ref."--e-artexte English abstract.
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Download or read book Bungalow Blitz written by Aoife Mac Namara and published by [Banff, Alta.] : Banff Centre, Walter Phillips Gallery Editions. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
