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Liz Collins

Motherlode
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This groundbreaking volume positions Liz Collins as a singular figure who not only synthesises fine art, craft and fashion and textile design, but also advocates fiercely for queer and feminist politics. Collins is a queer feminist artist known for her radical deployment of fibre, her activism... Read More
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This groundbreaking volume positions Liz Collins as a singular figure who not only synthesises fine art, craft and fashion and textile design, but also advocates fiercely for queer and feminist politics.

Collins is a queer feminist artist known for her radical deployment of fibre, her activism around labour and gender politics, and her exploration of the borderlands between art, design and craft. Motherlode assembles her work from the late 1990s to the present day, introducing needlework, drawings and including documentation and large-scale sculpture. Contributors survey her life and career, address her unique relationship to craft and labour, and celebrate vital resonances in her work.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777444482

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 July 2025

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 125 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Edited by Kate Irvin
  • Contributions by Eileen Myles
  • Contributions by Octavia BΓΌrgel
  • Contributions by Zoe Latta
  • Text by Kate Irvin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 245.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 930g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Kate Irvin is a curator of costume and textiles at the RISD Museum. Her projects include Inherent Vice, Repair and Design Futures, and Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion.

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