{"product_id":"on-loss-and-absence-textiles-of-mourning-and-survival-hardcover","title":"On Loss and Absence: Textiles of Mourning and Survival - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaac Facio\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNneka Kai\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eL. Vinebaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journey through the rich histories of textiles that explores their significant cultural roles, from memorializing lost loved ones to resisting oppression\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 Hennessey (b. 1971), this book highlights how these objects help people negotiate experiences of loss, grief, healing, and survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With over seventy textiles dating from antiquity to today, \u003ci\u003eOn Loss and Absence\u003c\/i\u003e brings together examples from cultures and traditions around the world. Close-up photographs provide an intimate look at the wealth of artistic and historical information embedded in their intricate details and painstaking techniques. In four key sections--Death and Grief, Transition of Realms, Care and Healing, and Resistance and Survival--artists, conservators, educators, and scholars offer their in-depth perspectives on select objects and their context. Contemporary practitioners, including the Noqanchis collective of Andean weavers and Navajo weavers Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas, provide insight into the enduring legacies of Indigenous textile arts. A behind-the-scenes look at textile conservation examines preservation techniques in the larger thematic context of care and survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Institute of Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (September 6, 2025-March 15, 2026)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsaac Facio\u003c\/b\u003e is associate conservator in Conservation and Science at the Art Institute of Chicago. \u003cb\u003eNneka Kai\u003c\/b\u003e is an interdisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, GA. \u003cb\u003eL Vinebaum\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of fiber and material studies and affiliated full-time faculty in the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. \u003cb\u003eAnne Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and professor emeritus in fiber and material studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.8 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53335523524973,"sku":"9780300284089","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/0VBYVk4aJ19780300284089.webp?v=1778897204","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/on-loss-and-absence-textiles-of-mourning-and-survival-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}