Markle gary curator (1 résultats)

Card Covers. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 24. Squqare 8vo., measuring 7" x 8". Pictorial, twice-stapled, card covers, glassine endpapers. Richly illustrated with black-and-white, and colour photographic reproductions, printed on translucent glassine plates. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding; fine. Corresponds to OCLC #35840313. Scarce in commerce. Fine. Conceived and organized by Gary Markle, Meta Textiles extends the Art Gallery's tradition of contributing to discussion around textile media. As the exhibition title suggests, the curator has chosen to emphasize a range of critical practices. His essay and selection of works treat the processes used by the artists as "writing with the needle," keeping in mind the discursive potential of artmaking that incorporates clothing as material and subject matter discussions to the development of the curatorial thesis, and have coped admirably with the pressure of deadlines. I thank them for their support of this exhibition, and for their works. The exhibition brings together the work of established and emergent artists, from within and without the Atlantic region. In addition, it takes the risk of bypassing such exclusionary categories as "textile artist," "visual artist" and "craftsperson," to probe the places where art and fashion intersect.…