John Corso-Esquivel is an associate professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He has served terms as the Doris and Paul Travis endowed chair in art history at Oakland and the Critical Studies and Humanities Fellow at Cranbrook Academy of Art, USA.

"An art critic and a respected scholar, Esquivel (Oakland Univ.) challenges the patriarchal traditions of male artists by drawing the reader's gaze to the translucent installations and crafted fiber objects of eight female artists. ... Recommended."--Choice"This publication is highly recommended for scholars of craft, art history, and philosophy. For studio students, it is best suited to graduate studies, unless theory is emphasized in the curriculum."--ARLIS/NA

• List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Stranger Twins; 2. On Craft and Repetition; 3. Down to the Wire; 4. Subjectivities Before Subjects; 5. Matrixial Shadows; Index