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The Invention of Craft (Paperback)
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Glenn Adamson's last book, Thinking Through Craft, offered an
influential account of craft's position within modern and
contemporary art. Now, in his engaging sequel, The Invention of
Craft, his theoretical discussion of skilled work is extended back
in time and across numerous disciplines. Adamson searches out the
origins of modern craft, locating its emergence in the period of
the industrial revolution. He demonstrates how craft was invented
as industry's "other", a necessary counterpart to ideas of progress
and upheaval. In the process, the magical and secretive culture of
artisans was gradually dominated through division and explication.
This left craft with an oppositional stance, a traditional or
anti-modern position. The Invention of Craft ranges widely across
media, from lock-making, wood-carving and iron-casting to fashion,
architecture and design. It also moves back and forth between
periods, from the 18th century to the present day, demonstrating
how contemporary practice can be informed through the study of
modern craft in its moment of invention.
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