Research Catalog

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Description

1. xi, 125 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm

Summary

1. "This pioneering book explores the notion of 'radical decadence' as concept, aesthetic and lived experience, and as an analytical framework for the study of contemporary feminist textile art. Gendered discourses of decadence that perpetuate anxieties about women's power, consumption and pleasure are deconstructed through images of drug use, female sexuality and 'excessive' living, in artworks by several contemporary textile artists including Orly Cogan, Tracey Emin, Allyson Mitchell, and Rozanne Hawksley. Perceptions of decadence are invariably bound to the negative connotations of decay and degradation, particularly with regard to the transgression of social norms related to femininity and the female body. Excessive consumption by women has historically been represented as grotesque, and until now, women's pleasure in relation to drug and alcohol use has largely gone unexamined in feminist art history and craft studies. Here, representations of female consumption, from cupcakes to alcohol and cocaine, are opened up for critical discussion. Drawing on feminist and queer theories, Julia Skelly considers portrayals of 'bad girls' in artworks that explore female sexuality - performative pieces designed to subvert and exceed feminine roles. In this provocative book, decadence is understood not as a destructive force but as a liberating aesthetic."--Publisher's description.

Subject

1. Feminism and art
2. Women artists
3. Art and craft debate
4. Excess (Philosophy)
5. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory
6. DESIGN > Textile & Costume

Contents

1. Introduction: decadence, feminism and "excess" -- Consuming craft, cupcakes, and cocaine: Orly Cogan, Shane Waltener, and Shelley Miller -- Pleasure craft: Nava Lubelski, Mickalene Thomas, and Shary Boyle -- Bad women? Tracey Emin, Ghada Amer and Allyson Mitchell -- "The decaying fabrics of life and death": Rozanne Hawksley's textile art.

Call number

1. JQE 17-862

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Skelly, Julia, author.

Title

1. Radical decadence : excess in contemporary feminist textiles and craft / Julia Skelly.

Publisher

1. London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Copyright date

1. ©2017

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other form:

1. Online version: Skelly, Julia. Radical decadence. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017 9781472569424 (DLC) 2016043094

LCCN

1. 2016041060

ISBN

1. 9781472569400 paperback
2. 1472569407 paperback
3. 9781472569417 hardcover
4. 1472569415 hardcover

Research call number

1. JQE 17-862