An eye for the tigers
Exclusive rugs designed by contemporary artists take the tiger and traditional tiger rugs as inspiration—and, as Stephanie Douglas explains, aim to support the conservation of these awe-inspiring creatures.
News: buddhist art
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Tomorrow’s Tigers
Last week at Sotheby’s, patron Lily Cole introduced Tomorrow’s Tigers – the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature’s new fundraising project in support of the TX2 goal—a global commitment to double tiger numbers in the wild by 2022.
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Carpet Auction at Henry’s, Mutterstadt, 10 June 2017
Henry’s in Mutterstadt, Germany will hold its 9th International Special Auction of Rugs & Carpets on Saturday 10 June 2017. The 321 lots encompass a wide variety of late 19th and 20th-century Persian, Caucasian, Anatolian, Chinese, Tibetan and Turkmen rugs.
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Rare Ming Embroidered Panel at Bonhams Hong Kong
A spectacular votive embroidery will go under the hammer at Bonhams Hong Kong on 29 November 2016.
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From the Lands of Asia
An unusual exhibition opens in Canada at the Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History in November 2016.
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Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries at Summer Olympia Fair 2016
A selection of oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, antique and contemporary, as well as tribal art, seen on exhibitors’ stands at this year’s Olympia Fair.
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Cultures: The World Art Fair, Brussels
For the first time, the three established fairs AAB (Asian Art in Brussels), BAAF (Brussels Ancient Art Fair) and BRUNEAF (Brussels Non European Art Fair) are joining together for ‘Cultures: The World Art Fair’ in Brussels, 8-12 June 2016.
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Chinese and Central Asian Textiles, Asia Week New York
At Asia Week New York, 10-20 March 2016, both Alan Kennedy, formerly of Paris but now relocated to California, and Milan’s Carlo Cristi are showing textiles among other Asian art objects.
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Tibet’s Secret Temple, Wellcome Collection, London
Two striking Tibetan rugs are amongst the 120 objects that feature in ‘Tibet’s Secret Temple: Body, Mind and Meditation in Tantric Buddhism’ on show at Wellcome Collection, London to 28 February 2016.
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SF Tribal & Textile Art Show at 30
The San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show celebrates its 30th Anniversary at the Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, from 18-21 February 2016.
