On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival
By Isaac Facio (Editor), Nneka Kai (Editor), L Vinebaum (Editor), Anne Wilson (Editor), Jerry Bleem (Contribution by), Valerie Cassel Oliver (Contribution by), Gustavo da Silva (Contribution by), Wafa Ghnaim (Contribution by), Jen Chen-su Huang (Contribution by), Cristian Koepfli (Contribution by), Alipio Melo (Contribution by), Sarah Molina (Contribution by), Maria Jose Murillo (Contribution by), Lucinda Pelton (Contribution by), Sharbreon Plummer (Contribution by), Jenni Sorkin (Contribution by), Barbara Teller Ornelas (Contribution by), Lynda Teller Pete (Contribution by), Cybele Tom (Contribution by), Melinda Watt (Contribution by), Danitza Willka (Contribution by), Folayemi Wilson (Contribution by)
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By Isaac Facio (Editor), Nneka Kai (Editor), L Vinebaum (Editor), Anne Wilson (Editor), Jerry Bleem (Contribution by), Valerie Cassel Oliver (Contribution by), Gustavo da Silva (Contribution by), Wafa Ghnaim (Contribution by), Jen Chen-su Huang (Contribution by), Cristian Koepfli (Contribution by), Alipio Melo (Contribution by), Sarah Molina (Contribution by), Maria Jose Murillo (Contribution by), Lucinda Pelton (Contribution by), Sharbreon Plummer (Contribution by), Jenni Sorkin (Contribution by), Barbara Teller Ornelas (Contribution by), Lynda Teller Pete (Contribution by), Cybele Tom (Contribution by), Melinda Watt (Contribution by), Danitza Willka (Contribution by), Folayemi Wilson (Contribution by)
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A journey through the rich histories of textiles that explores their significant cultural roles, from memorializing lost loved ones to resisting oppression
From ancient Egyptian shrouds to medieval relics, textiles have played both functional and symbolic roles in rituals of death across time and place. Featuring funeral hangings, mourning samplers, garments, and many other textiles and fragments, along with works by contemporary textile artists such as Nick Cave (b. 1959) and Angela Henne...
From ancient Egyptian shrouds to medieval relics, textiles have played both functional and symbolic roles in rituals of death across time and place. Featuring funeral hangings, mourning samplers, garments, and many other textiles and fragments, along with works by contemporary textile artists such as Nick Cave (b. 1959) and Angela Henne...


