Vitamin T : threads & textiles in contemporary art /
edited by Rebecca Morrill, Louisa Elderton, Catalina Imizcoz.
- 303 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm
Introduction by Jenelle Porter.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A global survey of more than 100 artists, chosen by art-world professionals for their work with threads, stitching, and textiles. Celebrating tapestry, embroidery, stitching, textiles, knitting, and knotting as used by visual artists worldwide, Vitamin T is the latest in the celebrated series in which leading curators, critics, and art professionals nominate living artists for inclusion. As boundaries between art and craft have blurred, artists have increasingly embraced these materials and methods, with the resulting works being coveted by collectors and exhibited in museums worldwide. Vitamin T is a vibrant and incredibly timely survey -- the first of its kind--Publisher's description.