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Sheila Hicks : Material Voices

Farago, Jason(Contributions by)Kooser, Ted(Contributions by)Levi-Strauss, Monique(Contributions by)Campbell, Karin(Edited by)
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Drawing on global weaving traditions, the history of painting and sculpture, graphic design, and architecture, Sheila Hicks has redefined how fiber is used to create art, influencing a generation of artists.

Sheila Hicks: Material Voices explores sixty years of her prolific career through four diverse perspectives.

Karin Campbell considers how Hicks's oeuvre has taken shape over time and highlights the essential links between the artist's work and lived experience.

Ted Kooser reflects on the aesthetic and poetic power Hicks's work, while Jason Farago delves into Hicks's incomparable eye for color.

Finally, a conversation between the artist and Monique Levi-Strauss looks back to formative experiences from early in Hicks's life and career.

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Product Details
Redleaf Press
0692689400 / 9780692689400
Paperback / softback
746.092
30/01/2017
United States
English
111 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
30 cm
Professional & Vocational Learn More
Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 5th June-4th September, 2016 and Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, 5th October, 2016-5th February, 2017.