'Carrying important personal and cultural narratives, textiles have long been an integral part of the world’s social fabric. This beautifully illustrated publication Threads: Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric explores the rich and diverse nature of contemporary textile practice across the Asia Pacific region, including barkcloth and embroidery, quilting, looping and weaving, and profiles works by over 70 artists, collectives and studios drawn from the Queensland Art Gallery’s Collection. Lead essays by exhibition curator Ruth McDougall, Associate Curator, Asian and Pacific Art, and anthropologist Dr Graeme Were, are complemented by a series of shorter texts which consider the ways contemporary textiles continue to play a significant role in fabricating social life.' - excerpt from the inside cover

Includes glossary and bibliography.

Access level

Onsite

publisher

Queensland Art Gallery (Brisbane, Australia)

Location code

EX.AUS.TCT

Language

English

Keyword

folk art, indigenous art, fibre art, tradition, anthropology, Asia Pacific, exhibition, art collection, government collection, public collection, group exhibition

Publication/Creation date

2011

No of pages

176

ISBN / ISSN

9781921503283

No of copies

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Director's foreword - Tony ELLWOOD

Threads that connect and unravel - Ruth MCDOUGALL

Contemporary textiles and the social fabric of life - Graeme WERE

Tivaevae: Vibrant island threads - Bree RICHARDS

Woven together: Robin White's collaborations - Reuben KEEHAN

Niuean weaving: Sharing knowledge - Zoe DE LUCA

Ngatu tā'uli: A royal barkcloth - Kolokesa Uafa MĀHINA-TUAI, Hufanga Dr 'Okusitino MĀHINA

Pacific mats: Ibe vakabati, fala pati and fala su'i - Angela GODDARD

Kharad: Weaving stories and remaking lives - Ruth MCDOUGALL

Maps of history: Hmong pha pra vet (storytelling) cloths - Ruth MCDOUGALL

Kapa kuiki: Hawaiian quilts - Ian WERE

Ömie barkcloth: A textile of transition and place - Michael HAWKER

A language in stitches: Indian embroiderers - Julie EWINGTON

Vanuatu baskets: Patterns of beauty and survival - Bree RICHARDS

Contemporary kantha: Evolving traditions - Viona FUNG

Tifaifai: Expressing island identity - Laura MUDGE

Hats and baskets: Plaiting to remember - Jessica STALENBERG

Lao textiles: Rich traditions - Russell STORER

Noken: A gift, a process, an emblem, a bag - Ruth MCDOUGALL

Just designs: Ernabella batik - Bruce MCLEAN

Lei: Material mash-ups - Ellie BUTTROSE

A sign of the times: BilumsA sign of the times: Bilums, bilum-wear and baskets, bilum-wear and baskets - Ruth MCDOUGALL

Related event

venue	date
Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia	2011

Organiser

Queensland Art Gallery (Brisbane, Australia)

Threads: Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric

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