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Amish quilts meet modern art /

"Amish Quilts Meet Modern Art places fifty high-quality Amish quilts from the period between 1878-1950 in an animated dialogue with contemporary art. In fourteen exhibition areas the exhibition asks questions of both the quilts and contemporary art, on various levels related to fundamental them...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Murr, Karl Borromäus (Author, Editor), Kreutzer, Tanja (Author, Editor)
Corporate Author: Staalichen Textil-und Industriemuseum Augsburg
Other Authors: Jago, Kerry (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:German
English
Language Notes:Printed in German with parallel English text.
Published: Berlin, Germany : Deutscher Kunstverlag, [2020]
Subjects:
Art, Modern > 20th century.
Art, Modern > 21st century.
Geometry in art > 20th century.
Geometry in art > 21st century.
Art > Exhibitions.
Textile crafts.
Amish quilts.
Amish quilts > Exhibitions.
Decorative arts > United States > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Decorative arts > United States > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
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Summary:"Amish Quilts Meet Modern Art places fifty high-quality Amish quilts from the period between 1878-1950 in an animated dialogue with contemporary art. In fourteen exhibition areas the exhibition asks questions of both the quilts and contemporary art, on various levels related to fundamental themes of human existence and forms of artistic expression. The respective Amish positions, which seem simple and complicated at once, are placed in opposition to the tension-filled, self-reflexive, and ambiguous statements of the contemporary artworks"--Back cover.
Item Description:Includes artists' biographies (pages 207-211).
English translations by Kerry Jago.
"This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Amish Quilts Meet Modern Art, 15.05-25.10.2020 at the State Textile and Industry Museum Augsburg"--Verso.
Physical Description:213 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:9783422982796
3422982795