Radical Textiles Exhibition Catalogue

Radical Textiles celebrates the cutting-edge innovations, enduring traditions and bodies of shared knowledge that have been folded into fabric over the past 150 years. Showcasing the work of over 100 makers, artists, designers and activists, this major exhibition draws on AGSA’s international, Australian and First Nations collections alongside new work and key loans from public and private collections across Australia.

The use of textiles by artists and designers has long been associated with moments of profound social change and political rupture. From tapestry and embroidery, to quilting and tailoring, textiles in the hands of artists are defined by tension and transformation, resistance and activism. Textiles are a means of time travel and truth-telling.

This book was developed by exhibition curators, Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, and Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art, and supported by Ingrid Goetz, Vernon-Roberts Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, and Yuexiu Shen, Lorraine Hossack Emerging Curator.

Other author contributions include Professor Jon Altman, Corinne Ball, Skye Bartlett, Dr Treena Clarke, Nici Cumpston OAM, Tansy Curtin, Ingrid Goetz, Mary-Anne Gooden, Carolynne Gordon, Dr Sally Gray, Blake Griffiths, Kate Jordan-Moore, Russell Kelty, Petrina Killey, Professor Kay Lawrence AM, Lilian Nicol-Ford, Mandy Paul, Kristin Philips, Timothy Roberts, Eleanor Scicchitano, Dr Madeleine Seys, Yuexiu Shen, Dr Lisa Slade, Gloria Strzelecki, Dr Nikki Sullivan, Victoria Thomas, Dr Jodie Vandepeer, Wendy Walker, Dr Sera Waters, Paul Yore and Maria Zagala.