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november 02, 2020 - Centro Pecci
'Protext! When fabric becomes manifesto' at the Centro Pecci in Prato
Protext!
When fabric becomes manifesto
October 24, 2020—February 14, 2021
curated by Camilla Mozzato and Marta Papini
While it is true that the textile industry was central to the story of capitalism and luxury, and that cyclically this made it the focus of protest and social criticism, it is also true that textiles democratically concern everyone, and have always been the medium par excellence for expressing dissent. Banners, pennants, tops, and tapestries produced on artisan looms, like the art of quilting, are protest tools that have given voice the world over to political, social and ecological issues.
Through the most recent generation of artists, Protext! considers textiles, their different formal variations and their production processes as a transgressive artistic practice, and explores their front-line role in critical debates about authorship, queer identity and belonging, production methods and environmental change, as well as resistance to the established order.
Sponsored by Centro Porsche Firenze
On cover: Güneş Terkol preparatory flag for workshop at Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, 2020. Courtesy of the artist
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Tschabalala Self, Carma, 2016
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Gunes Terkol, Dreams on the river, 2011
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Otobong Nkanga, The Leftlovers, 2017. Courtesy by The Ekard Collection
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Vladis Shapovalov, Flags, 2018. Two inkjet prints mounted on dibond, 70 x 105 cm, two wall-sized black and white archival photographs 2.jpg
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Otobong Nkanga Steel to Rust - Installation, 2016 Courtesy the artist e Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam
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Otobong Nkanga, In Pursuit of Bling The Discovery, 2014, Courtesy Defares Collection, Photo credit Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam
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Pia Camila, Divisor Pirata Amarillo, 2017. Exhibition view of the show Bara bara bara, 2019, Tramway, Glasgow e
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Otobong Nkanga, Infinite Yeld, 2015, Courtesy Defares Collection, Photo credit Lumen Travo Gallery, Amsterdam
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Vladis Shapovalov, Flags,2018. Two inkjet prints mounted on dibond, 70 x 105 cm, two wall-sized black and white archival photographs
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Pia Camila, Divisor Pirata Amarillo, 2017. Exhibition view of the show Bara bara bara, 2019, Tramway, Glasgow b
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Pia Camil, Vicky’s blue jeans hammock, 2018. Exhibition view of the show They, 2018, Galerie Sultana, Paris. Photo credits Aurélien Mole b
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Pia Camila, Divisor Pirata Amarillo, 2017. Exhibition view of the show Bara bara bara, 2019, Tramway, Glasgow a
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Güneş Terkol, Gap the Bridge, 2020, bandiera preparatoria per il workshop del Centro Pecci, 2020. Courtesy l artista
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Tschabalala Self, Cross, 2016
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Gunes Terkol, Desire Passed by Band, 2010, installation view at Istanbul Modern
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