The Art of African Textiles: Technology, Tradition and Lurex

The Art of African Textiles: Technology, Tradition and LurexThe Art of African Textiles, published to accompany a pioneering Barbican Art Gallery exhibition for the Africa 95 season, examines textile design and manufacture across the African continent, with over 150 illustrations displaying the variety and inventiveness of the cloths produced. The reality of twentieth century African textiles is as complex and inter woven as the textiles themselves. This book reveals the new materials, images, technologies and

Walker Evans (1903–1975) is best known for documenting the people and living conditions of the American South during the Great Depression

This wooden 2-meter ruler forms part of the proto~ Utility collection

and the largest capital and infrastructure development partner to the People's Republic of China in Africa

Decades later

a practice dating from his childhood in Spanish Harlem when he would draw his mother in dresses he had made for her

making it a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration for all fashion and photography lovers

Chris Saunders

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including legendary four-pawed performers Morris the Cat

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of people without homes