%C2%A9 Harriet Bart %2F Mnemonic Press%2C Minneapolis
Patterns, 2016
Relief prints, letterpress; bound volumeexpand_more
The Mary and Robyn Campbell Fund for Art Booksexpand_more 2017.61
Not on Viewexpand_more
Patterns explores the visual and material relationship of parts to a larger, unseen whole. Featuring a combination of single-page and gatefold construction, this artist’s book presents a progression of abstract black silhouettes traced from paper sewing patterns used for the production of clothing. Harriet Bart’s austere black-and-white imagery serves as a counterpart to the haunting prose poem “Clothes” (1897) by Greek modernist poet Constantine P. Cavafy, which Bart presents in translation. In alluding to ideas of process, work, and gendered imagery, the book is a commemorative tribute to the frequently unheralded contributions of women’s labor within a patriarchal society.
Details
- Title
- Patterns
- Artist Life
- born 1941
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2017.61
- Provenance
- Mnemonic Press, Minneapolis (publisher); sold to MIA, 2017.
- Curator Approved
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© Harriet Bart / Mnemonic Press, Minneapolis