African Textiles Today - Rilegato

Spring, Chris

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ISBN 10: 1588343804 ISBN 13: 9781588343802

Casa editrice: Smithsonian Inst Pr, 2012

Riassunto

African Textiles Today illustrates how African history is read, told, and recorded in cloth.
     All artifacts or works of art hold within them stories that range far beyond the time of their creation or the lifetime of their creator, and African textiles are patterned with these hidden histories. In Africa, cloth may be used to memorialize or commemorate something - an event, a person, a political cause - which in other parts of the world might be written down in detail or recorded by a plaque or monument. History in Africa can be read, told, and recorded in cloth.

     Making and trading numerous types of cloth have been vital elements in African life and culture for at least two millennia, linking different parts of the continent with each other and the rest of the world. Africa's long engagement with the peoples of the Mediterranean and the islands of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans provides a story of change and continuity. African Textiles Today shows how ideas, techniques, materials, and markets have adapted and flourished, and how the dynamic traditions in African textiles have provided inspiration for the continent's foremost contemporary artists and photographers. With a concluding chapter discussing the impact of African designs across the world, the book offers a fascinating insight into the living history of Africa.

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Recensione:

"Much has been written about trade and migration between Africa and the rest of the world, but African Textiles Today specifically addressees how African history has been read, told and recorded through cloth... [Spring s] exploration of heritage and global artistic exchange make this a fascinating compendium including more than 200 stunning images of African textile work in recent decades. -Embroidery Magazine

"From tablet-woven Ethiopian church hangings to the designs of Nigerian designer Duro Olowu, Africa's history has been written in cloth... [Chris Spring] revisits the stories revealed by cloth traditions on the continent across the ages, and explores the new directions the tradition is taking today incorporating themes ranging from contemporary politics to HIV/Aids and English football clubs". -ARISE Magazine

"Drawing on his research and publications on topics including kangas, contemporary African art, and the textile traditions of North Africa, Chris Spring is able to highlight interesting and often unexpected parallels between diverse artefacts and traditions... [this] lively book looks ahead to new directions in this fascinating and still under- researched field." --Duncan Clarke, Adire African Textiles

L'autore:

CHRIS SPRING is curator of the African collection at the British Museum. He is the author of numerous books on African art and culture, including African Arms and Armour, North African Textiles, and African Art in Detail.

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• Editore: Smithsonian Inst Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1588343804
• ISBN 13: 9781588343802
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256