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Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

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Woven Histories offers a fresh and authoritative look at textiles—particularly weaving—as a major force in the evolution of modern abstraction. This richly illustrated volume features more than fifty creators whose work crosses divisions and hierarchies formerly segregating the fine arts from the applied arts and handicrafts. Edited by Lynne Cooke with Elissa Auther, Darby English, Briony Fer, Michelle Kuo, and Bibiana K. Obler and Jeffrey Gibson, Ann Hamilton, Harmony Hammond, Ellen Lesperance, Carole…