Archive - Decorating Dissidence

June 2025

The month in craft - our June roundup ☀️

All the exhibitions, books, and podcasts we've been enjoying during the long midsummer days...

Jun 30 •

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Monster Sweaters: An interview with Ýrúrarí

From the archive: a discussion about wool wearables, sustainability, and everyday making

Jun 25 •

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Modernist Maker Digest 019: Pauline Boty

Stained glass art and collage strategies from a Pop Art star...

Jun 17 •

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The Secret Life of Civic Space: Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

As MIMA celebrates the iconic sculpture 'Bottle of Notes', we look at the artist duo's anarchic approach to 'anti-monuments'...

Jun 9 •

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May 2025

The month in craft – our May roundup 🌺

Soft, queer, and surreal crafts, new histories of Black art, and opportunities for makers, curators, and programmers...

May 31 •

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Myth and making: An interview with Jonathan Baldock

Pushing craft mediums into the monumental and the monstrous...

May 24 •

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The Philosophy of Glitter

Graham Feyl's editorial on how to take sparkle seriously...

May 18 •

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Modernist Maker Digest 018: Winifred Nicholson

On rag rugs, rural makers, and folk modernism with curator Jovan Nicholson

May 6 •

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April 2025

The month in craft – our April roundup 🌼

Home, the handmade and defiant histories explored through craft...

Apr 28 •

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