Intertwingled: The Role of the Rug in the Arts, Crafts and Design repositions the rug as a conceptual object — a surface through which questions of nomadism, network theory, non-linear narrative, and decentralised power can be seriously examined.
About This Book
Taking its title from a term coined in 1960 by American sociologist and philosopher Ted Nelson to describe the complexity of interconnected knowledge, Intertwingled uses rugs and tapestries as its primary lens onto the contemporary world. Where textile design is often confined to craft discourse, this publication pulls it into conceptual territory: the rug becomes a site for thinking through hypertext structures, invisible networks, real estate, and the politics of unity. Rooted in an exhibition curated by Martí Guixé and Inga Knölke at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome, the book spans art, craft, and design to argue that woven objects carry far more ideological weight than their domestic role suggests.
Key Features
- 160 pages of essay and exhibition documentation spanning art, craft, and design
- Curated by Martí Guixé and Inga Knölke
- Based on the Intertwingled exhibition at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome
- Published by Edizioni Corraini, [Details available upon request]
What You'll Discover
- How Ted Nelson's concept of "intertwingularity" — the irreducible interconnectedness of knowledge — maps onto the physical structure of woven textiles
- The rug as a vehicle for thinking through nomadism and territorial belonging, from ancient practice to contemporary spatial theory
- Relationships between textile patterning and digital structures such as hypertext and decentralised network design
- How the exhibition format, curated by Guixé and Knölke, frames rugs and tapestries as objects that carry political and conceptual agency beyond ornament
About the Author
Martí Guixé and Inga Knölke are the curators of the Intertwingled exhibition, presented at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 160
- Dimensions: 235 x 165 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9791254930199
- Publisher: Edizioni Corraini
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Designers, curators, and theorists interested in textile art, material culture, design history, and the intersection of craft with conceptual and network theory.