{"product_id":"exploring-contemporary-craft-history-theory-and-critical-writing-9781552451076","title":"Exploring Contemporary Craft: History, Theory and Critical Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe craft of craft, the art of craft - here in Canada we're just starting to really talk about these things. In March 1999, Jean Johnson, who runs Toronto's Craft Studio at Harbourfront Centre, organized a wildly successful symposium on the state of craft in Canada. Curators, writers, critics, academics and craftspeople spoke about all aspects of craft: history, practice, theory, criticism. Taken together, these papers create a clear picture of the vibrant crafts scene in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe symposium was a groundbreaking event, a first in Canada, offering to the crafts community a new depth of consideration. The book, too, is a Canadian first, and it will allow a dialogue about the academic side of the craft movement to continue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the book's three sections, History, Theory and Critical Writing, contains a keynote paper and essays by experts in each field, including Mark Kingwell writing 'On Style, ' Blake Gopnik on 'Reviewing Craft Exhibitions for the Art Pages, ' and Robin Metcalfe addressing 'Teacup Readings: Contextualizing Craft in the Art Gallery.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552451076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.44w x 0.37d","brand":"Jean Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452211785909,"sku":"9781552451076","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_19ea30d8-9baa-4d72-8881-eac393dd65fe.jpg?v=1776826218","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/exploring-contemporary-craft-history-theory-and-critical-writing-9781552451076","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}