Joanna Barakat
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Narrative Threads

Palestinian Embroidery in Contemporary Art

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For centuries, Palestinian women wrote the stories of their lives and land with a needle and thread. Appreciation for their embroidery, or tatreez, inspired artists who embraced and reinterpreted it visually and conceptually. They transformed Palestinian embroidery and images of the women wearing it into a symbol of Palestinian identity, steadfastness and resistance. In Narrative Threads, Joanna Barakat documents contemporary artists' vital role in shaping and maintaining the symbolism around Palestinian embroidery and its continued impact. She brings together the work of twenty-four establish...