The new politics of the handmade : craft, art and design

The handmade has become inseparable from capitalist modes of production and consumption and this change demands new understandings of objects, aesthetics and labour. Drawing on a wide range of case studies of craft practice, __Craft on Demand__ examines the role of the handmade in contemporary art, craft and design as part of a dramatically shifting global economy. New writing and artists' projects by international scholars and practitioners explore the politics of scarcity, hoarding and sustainability, craftivism and ethical consumption, urban space and new technologies, race, cultural heritage and sovereignty. Engaging with craft, art, design students and practitioners who want a radical rethink of the politics and economics of the handmade, they claim craft as a dynamic critical field for thinking through the most immediate issues of our time. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Illustrations Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction (Anthea Black and Nicole Burisch) 1 From Craftivism to Craftwashing (Anthea Black and Nicole Burisch) 2 Ethical fashion, craft and the new spirit of global capitalism (Elke Gaugele) 3 Selven O’keef Jarmon: Beading across geographies (Nicole Burisch) 4 The making of many hands: Artisanal production and neighbourhood redevelopment in contemporary socially engaged art (Noni Br 5 That looks like work: The total aesthetics of handcraft (Shannon R. Stratton) 6 Craft as property as liberalism as problem (Leopold Kowolik) 7 Zahner Metals: Architectural fabrication and craft labour (Peggy Deamer) 8 Capitalizing on community: The makerspace phenomenon (Diana Sherlock) 9 Morehshin Allahyari: On Material Speculation (Alexis Anais Avedisian and Anna Khachiyan) 10 From molten plastic to polished mahogany: Bricolage and scarcity in 1990s Cuban art (Blanca Serrano Ortiz de Solórzano) 11 Things needed made (Nasrin Himada) 12 Secret stash: Textiles, hoarding, collecting, accumulation and craft (Kirsty Robertson) 13 Shinique Smith: Lines that bind (Julia Bryan-Wilson) 14 Margarita Cabrera: Landscapes of nepantla (Laura August) 15 The sovereign stitch: Rereading embroidery as a critical feminist decolonial text (Ellyn Walker) 16 Ursula Johnson: Weaving histories and Netukulimk in L’nuwelti’k (We Are Indian) and other works (Heather Anderson) 17 ‘The black craftsman situation’: A critical conversation about race and craft (Sonya Clark, Wesley Clark, Bibiana Obler, Ma Index "The handmade has become inseparable from capitalist modes of production and consumption and this change demands new understandings of objects, aesthetics and labour. Drawing on a wide range of case studies of craft practice, Craft on Demand examines the role of the handmade in contemporary art, craft and design as part of a dramatically shifting global economy. New writing and artists' projects by international scholars and practitioners explore the politics of scarcity, hoarding and sustainability, craftivism and 'ethical' consumption, urban space and new technologies, race, cultural heritage and sovereignty. Engaging with craft, art, design students and practitioners who want a radical rethink of the politics and economics of the handmade, they claim craft as a dynamic critical field for thinking through the most immediate issues of our time"-- Provided by publisher ''Contemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism.The New Politics of the Handmadefeatures twenty-three voices who critically rethink the handmade in this dramatically shifting economy. The authors examine craft within the conditions of extreme material and economic disparity; a renewed focus on labour and materiality in contemporary art and museums; the political dimensions of craftivism, neoliberalism, and state power; efforts toward urban renewal and sustainability; the use of digital technologies; and craft's connections to race, cultural identity and sovereignty in texts that criss-cross five continents. They claim contemporary craft as a dynamic critical position for understanding the most immediate political and aesthetic issues of our time.''-- Site de l'éditeur Contemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism. The New Politics of the Handmade features twenty-three voices who critically rethink the handmade in this dramatically shifting economy. The authors examine craft within the conditions of extreme material and economic disparity; a renewed focus on labour and materiality in contemporary art and museums; the political dimensions of craftivism, neoliberalism, and state power; efforts toward urban renewal and sustainability; the use of digital technologies; and craft's connections to race, cultural identity and sovereignty in texts that criss-cross five continents. They claim contemporary craft as a dynamic critical position for understanding the most immediate political and aesthetic issues of our time.