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Exploring Contemporary Craft: History, Theory and Critical Writing

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Exploring Contemporary Craft: History, Theory and Critical Writing

Contributors:

By (Author) Jean Johnson

ISBN:

9781552451076

Publisher:

Coach House Books

Imprint:

Coach House Books

Publication Date:

15th September 2002

Country:

Canada

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

745.50971

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

124

Dimensions:

Width 139mm, Height 215mm

Weight:

240g

Description

The craft of craft, the art of craft here in Canada we're just starting to really talk about these things. In March 1999, Jean Johnson, who runs Toronto's Craft Studio at Harbourfront Centre, organized a wildly successful symposium on the state of craft in Canada. Curators, writers, critics, academics and craftspeople spoke about all aspects of craft: history, practice, theory, criticism. Taken together, these papers create a clear picture of the vibrant crafts scene in Canada.

The symposium was a groundbreaking event, a first in Canada, offering to the crafts community a new depth of consideration. The book, too, is a Canadian first, and it will allow a dialogue about the academic side of the craft movement to continue.

Each of the book's three sections, History, Theory and Critical Writing, contains a keynote paper and essays by experts in each field, including Mark Kingwell writing 'On Style,' Blake Gopnik on 'Reviewing Craft Exhibitions for the Art Pages,' and Robin Metcalfe addressing 'Teacup Readings: Contextualizing Craft in the Art Gallery.'

Author Bio

Jean Johnson was the Coordinator of the Craft Studio from 1979 to 1991, when she became the Crafts Project Manager, a position she still holds. She has been celebrated by the Ontario Crafts Council, the Ontario College of Art and Design and NSCAD and was awarded the Order of Canada in 1993 for her work with the Canadian crafts community.

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