Radical Textiles Artists / Margaret Preston Starting at the centre of

Starting at the centre of the Earth

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This dedicated section features Chicago's 'personal museum' of women artists and historical figures whom she has placed within her own alternative canon

Radical Textiles Artists / Margaret Preston Starting at the centre ofThe 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, in the hands of artists, textiles are defined by tension and transformation, resistance and activism. Textiles are a means of time travel and truth telling. Textiles galvanise communities. Through wars, pandemics and disasters, textiles have offered a way to mobilise