‘JAPON & JOUY / Dialogues between Sarasa and Indiennes’ at the Musée de la Toile de Jouy—an exhibition of Japanese textiles belonging to the private collection of Ana Berger—has been extended until 19 May 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.
Members of a migrant-volunteer programme in Oxford are behind a new display of textiles at the Pitt Rivers Museum.
HALI contributor, Dr Susan Scollay has curated a study series outlining the importance of textiles in the ancient world at the The Johnston Collection Museum in Melbourne.
Currently on show at The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, ‘Traded Treasure: Indian Textiles for Global Markets’, spans five hundred years of the history of India’s thriving commerce to Southeast Asia, Europe, and Japan, an exhibition that reveals why Indian textiles were in demand the world over.
Visiting Anglo-Canadian collector Bob Bell at his home in the Cotswolds, Aaron Nejad finds a passionate, experienced and well-informed man who lives surrounded by an eclectic array of rugs, and who, despite the demands of a busy professional career, always finds time to enjoy and share. The following is an abridged article from HALI 199 – coming soon!
A special exhibition of ancient Andean textiles will be on show at The Whitworth Museum in Manchester, 29 March-15 September 2019.
In HALI 198, Executive Editor of HALI Daniel Shaffer examines a rare and majestic Salor Turkmen ceremonial camel trapping from a Swedish private collection that was offered for sale in December 2018 at Stockholms Auktionsverk.
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.
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.
