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The Concise Dictionary of Dress
Judith Clark
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Description for The Concise Dictionary of Dress
Hardcover. Presents a deeply idiosyncratic collaboration between a psychoanalyst and a costume curator. In this book, the psychoanalyst re-describes dress in terms of anxiety, wish and desire, while the costume curator's installations raise issues of equivalence with the psychoanalyst's definitions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 120 illustrations, 80 in colour. BIC Classification: AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 194 x 19. Weight in Grams: 686.
In this deeply idiosyncratic collaboration between a psychoanalyst and a costume curator, Adam Phillips re-describes dress in terms of anxiety, wish and desire, while Judith Clark’s installations raise issues of equivalence with Phillips’ definitions and bring garments and other items from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s archive to life in unexpected ways. Published in parallel with an Artangel commission at Blythe House, location of the V&A’s vast reserve collections, and designed by Studio Frith, The Concise Dictionary of Dress examines the nature of dictionaries, archives and dress curation and adds a stunning visual essay recording two overnight tours ... Read more
In this deeply idiosyncratic collaboration between a psychoanalyst and a costume curator, Adam Phillips re-describes dress in terms of anxiety, wish and desire, while Judith Clark’s installations raise issues of equivalence with Phillips’ definitions and bring garments and other items from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s archive to life in unexpected ways. Published in parallel with an Artangel commission at Blythe House, location of the V&A’s vast reserve collections, and designed by Studio Frith, The Concise Dictionary of Dress examines the nature of dictionaries, archives and dress curation and adds a stunning visual essay recording two overnight tours ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Violette Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
686g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781900828352
SKU
V9781900828352
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