Roots and Growth—Contemporary Art from Turkey
An abridged exhibition review from Alberto Levi from HALI 201 – coming soon!
News: Turkey
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HALI Review: Zeki Muren at David Sorgato
Milan-based antique carpet dealer David Sorgato curated the exhibition ‘Zeki Müren’s Inspiration’ at the Sartirana Textile Show, 13-16 September 2018, followed by a selling exhibition at his gallery that closed in January 2019. HALI Assistant Editor Rachel Meek reviews David Sorgato’s Milan exhibition in HALI 198.
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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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Sartirana Textile Show
A selection of antique rug and textile galleries exhibited at Sartirana Textile Show, La Pila, Lomellina, 13-16 September 2018.
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Anatomy of an Object: A ‘Lotto’ Arabesque Rug
This dynamic Anatolian ‘Lotto’ rug was a gift from James F. Ballard to the Saint Louis Art Museum. Here we look at the characteristics of the type.
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‘Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th Century’
Christie’s Louise Broadhurst spots spectacular carpets and textiles at an exhibition in Florence.
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Austria Auction Company, Vienna, 9 May 2015
Music producer and Turkmen rug collector Kurt Munkacsi’s collection comes under the hammer in Vienna this May.
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ARTS in detail
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In Memoriam: David M. Reuben, 1941-2014
London-based oriental carpet collector/dealer David Reuben, especially well known among the Turkmen rug collecting community, died on 25 April 2014 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. David was born in Basra in 1941, leaving Iraq in 1958 to study chemistry at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Then, after three years in the US Army,… Read more »
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Missing Rugs Alert
At some unspecified time or times during the past year, three readily identifiable antique oriental carpets have disappeared from a private collection in Europe. An appropriate reward is offered for information leading to their successful recovery. In the hope that the rugs can be recovered without unnecessarily involving the authorities, HALI has been asked to… Read more »
