Textile Working Group
Description
The Textile Working Group promotes the study of historical textiles. It provides opportunities for technical examination of textiles and a place to exchange ideas about approaches to textile research in academic study.
The fragility and complexity of textile material has made this a difficult field for research. Textile studies have been side-lined or set apart from broader art historical practices; however, there is a growing outside interest in the medium today. Given The Courtauld’s history in British textile manufacture, this group hopes to re-establish the institute’s connection to textiles and be a part of the growing movement in textile study today.
The Group’s goal is to share knowledge and develop a deeper understanding of textile media through the study of objects, technical workshops, and discussion with experts in this field. It will consider textiles in light of their conservation and technique, and within the context of inter-mediality, cultural encounters, colonialism and the phenomenology of making.
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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.
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Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 0RN
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Courtauld Institute of Art
London
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2023-09-20 14:59:51