BARE: Berlin Antique Rugs & Textile Exhibition, 31 May– 2 June 2013
BARE, a new trade fair for antique rugs and textiles will be held in Berlin at the Alte Münze (Old Mint) at Molkenmarkt 2 from Friday 31 May – 2 June 2013.
News: Textile
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De Young Museum, San Francisco: From the Exotic to the Mystical: Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection
From the Exotic to the Mystical: Woven Treasures from the Permanent Collection, at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park until 4 August 2013, consists of more than 40 objects, most never before on public display, representing 15 centuries of textile arts drawn from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s extensive holdings.
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Denver Art Museum: Red, White & Bold: Masterworks of Navajo Design, 1840-1870
Red, White and Bold: Masterworks of Navajo Design, 1840-1870, at the Denver Art Museum until 22 September 2013, presents about 50 of the greatest examples of Navajo design expression.
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‘Cover Story’ to open this week alongside ‘Spun: Adventures in Textiles’, Denver, Colorado
This week the Denver Art Museum (DAM) will be unveiling a new gallery space, Cover Story, which will exhibit over sixty artefacts from the museum’s textile collection. The objects explore the ways in which textiles have been used by different cultures across centuries of time.
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Andy Williams’ Navajo blankets make a million
All 61 lots in The Andy Williams Collection of Navajo Blankets (actually 58 blankets and three baskets) on Tuesday 21 May at Sotheby’s in New York found buyers, for a total of just under a million dollars.
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English Textile Design of the Late 19th Century at the MAK, Vienna
‘A Shot of Rhythm and Colour: English Textile Design of the Late 19th Century’, at the Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna Until 13 October 2013, offers a representative survey of the MAK’s major collection of European Arts & Crafts textiles
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Alistair Macleod from Hand and Lock speaking at London College of Fashion
In a lecture organised by the South and Southeast England Section of the Textile Institute, Alistair Macleod, chairman of Hand & Lock, will be speaking at London College of Fashion today, Wednesday 22nd May 2013. The prestigious company has specialised in producing the highest quality hand-embroidered products since 1767. For more information and to register for the talk,… Read more »
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LACMA acquires rare Balinese painting
The LACMA has acquired an exceptional Balinese painting depicting The Temptation of Arjuna, from the estate of renowned Indian art historian Ananda Coomaraswamy.
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Suzani Stars at Skinner’s
Top lot in Skinner’s Boston sale of Oriental Rugs and Carpets on 11 May was lot 118, this high class Shahrisyabz embroidery, with the classic four and one design in both field and border, which fetched $50,000 against a paltry estimate of just $2,000-3.000. While not a world record, it is one of the highest prices ever paid for the type, and indeed for suzanis of any label.
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Morris & Co. Embroidery at Christie’s in London
On May Day 2013, in Christie’s London sale of 20th Century Decorative Art and Design, two English Arts & Crafts Movement embroideries closely associated with William Morris and his daughter May Morris were sold for significant prices.
