Dress Codes: Clothing as Metaphor, Katoneh Museum of Art, 2009, Fine Catalogue

Dress Codes: Clothing as Metaphor
ISBN:
0915171783
Author:
Barbara J. Bloemink (Curator) et al.
Publisher:
Katonah Museum of Art
Release Date:
2009
Seller Category:
FASHION
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: 01883
Notes: Fine, 4to or 8vo, 10 3/4" x 8 1/4." Black, white, and yellow-orange paper wrappers with black lettering and color illustration on front. No lettering on spine. Covers have minuscule rubbing and slight wear to edges and tips, else pristine and intact, binding tight. Pages have slight wear to tips of fore-edge, else pristine and intact. Replete with color illustrations. 32 pp., including illustrations. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name which showed from July 12-October 4, 2009 at the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, New York. The show featured the works of 36 artists. Most, if not all, of the artworks were either fashion garments or clothing incorporated into a larger assemblage or installation. The artworks addressed a variety of subjects including mental health, cultural traditions, racial discrimination, popular culture, women's rights, and global conflicts. The artists who participated in the exhibition were Ray Beldner, Sanford Biggers, Barbara Bloom, Louise Bourgeois, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Nick Cave, Cat Chow, Sonya Clark, Willie Cole, Maureen Connor, E. V. Day, Monica Giron, Guerra de la Paz, Joseph Havel, Oliver Herring, Bingyi Huang, Mella Jaarsma, Wang Jin, Rashid Johnson, Kate Kretz, Charles LeDray, Susie MacMurray, Derick Melander, Yael Mer, Farhad Moshiri, Luca Pizzaroni, Elaine Reichek, Freddie Robins, Zoe Sheehan Saldana, Beverly Semmes, Judith Shea, Jean Shin, Mimi Smith, Susan Stockwell, Do Ho Suh, and Cheryl Yun. Foreword by Neil Watson, Executive Director of the Katonah Museum of Art. Essay by guest curator Barbara J. Bloemink. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.