New carpet galleries at the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin
The new carpet galleries at the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin contextualise the collections while keeping its woven masterpieces centre stage.
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LARTA The London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair, 22-27 January 2019
LARTA, The London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair, a celebration of colour and design in antique rug and textile art from 22-27 January 2019.
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‘Antique Textile Art I’, Galleria Battilossi, Turin
Galleria Battilossi have opened a new showroom in Turin with an inaugural ‘Antique Textile Art I’ exhibition of exceptional antique textiles from a prominent private collection.
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‘A Collection of Collections’, Sotheby’s London, 6 November
Sotheby’s London sale on 6 November is led by a group of twenty-three carpets from the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza collection in Madrid. The consignment includes a handful of classical Ushak, Esfahan and Caucasian rugs and fragments, as well as some particularly good Chinese and East Turkestan rugs.
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‘Under the Night Sky’, Albertz Benda & Friedman Benda, New York
Spanning the spaces of Friedman Benda and Albertz Benda in New York, ‘Under the Night Sky’ will run until 15 December 2018. The show explores the numerous ways in which the frontier of the night sky influences the human psyche and continues to hold artists in its grip.
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‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds’, Christie’s London, 25 October
At Christie’s in London on 25 October, the all-encompassing ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds’ sale includes more than eighty other rugs and carpets, from most time periods and weaving cultures.
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‘Oceania’, Royal Academy of Arts, London
‘Oceania’ will open this Saturday 29 September and run until 10 December at the Royal Academy of Arts, to mark the RA’s 250th anniversary. This exhibition will be the first ever major survey of Oceanic art to be held in the United Kingdom.
