The Future of the 20th Century: Collecting, Interpreting and Conserving Modern Materials - Softcover

9781904982173: The Future of the 20th Century: Collecting, Interpreting and Conserving Modern Materials

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904982174 ISBN 13: 9781904982173

Publisher: Archetype Publications Ltd, 2006

Modern materials are the basis of the contemporary material world. This work presents the papers of a conference which considered modern materials in the textile field as a subject in its own right. It features topics ranging from familiar textile types, such as costume, to unusual applications in wall hangings, furniture and theatre scenery.

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Modern materials, whether as art or everyday objects, are the basis of the contemporary material world. Accordingly, objects encountered within museums and collections increasingly represent a broad spectrum of materials whose preservation may be without precedent. This conference was the first meeting to consider modern materials in the textile field as a subject in its own right. Topics range from familiar textile types, such as costume, to more unusual applications in suitcases, wall hangings, furniture and theatre scenery. Some papers prompt the reader to reconsider what makes a textile modern.

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