We are excited to announce a new feature in the front section of HALI Magazine. ‘The Common Thread’ focuses on different textile types from around the world with a shared theme, either decorative or technical. In our latest issue, HALI 200, we look at ikat weavings.
An exhibition of ikats will take place at the Musée Bargoin in Clermont-Ferrand, France, from 18 May to 22 September, 2019.
A one-day symposium exploring Central Asian ikat textiles, will be held in conjunction with the current exhibition at LACMA devoted to a generous gift from a leading local collection, that is testament to the near universal appeal of Central Asian silk ikat.
Over sixty Central Asian ikat robes and wall hangings will be exhibited at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) as part of their ‘Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection’ exhibition, opening 3 February through to 28 July 2019.
‘Devotional Buddhist Art of North India and Tibet’, a selection of extraordinary Himalayan paintings, sculpture and illuminated manuscripts, ancient and modern, is on show until June 8, 2014 in the South Asian Art Gallery at The Met.
This exhibition in Amsterdam from 1 March to 5 September 2014 will showcase over 250 objects, discovered by Russian expeditions, that span centuries of trade between East and West.
The Courtauld Gallery, London will stage an exhibition of art from the Islamic world from 20 February to 18 May 2014 centred around an incredibly intricate metalwork bag.
