From HALI 187: Tales of Far Magic, Unrolled…
More than nine metres long, The British Museum’s ‘Cloth of Vrindavan’ is the focus of the current exhibition ‘Krishna in the Garden of Assam’.
News: Costume
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Textiles & Identity in the Medieval & Early Modern Mediterranean
The British School at Athens is organising a workshop titled ‘Textiles & Identity in the Medieval & Early Modern Mediterranean: Paradigms of Contexts and Cross-Cultural Exchanges’ to take place on 3-4 June 2016.
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BADA Fair, London
The annual British Antique Dealers Association Fair is open until 15 March at Duke of York Square on London’s King’s Road. “The BADA Fair represents our aspirational community for fine art, design and antiques, providing an outstanding opportunity for collectors to meet and purchase from some of the country’s leading dealers” comments Marco Forgione, new… Read more »
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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.
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Siberian Decorative Arts at Musée du quai Branly, Paris
‘Esthétiques de l’Amour: Sibérie extreme-orientale’ at Musée du quai Branly, Paris is showing decorative art from far eastern Siberia to 17 January 2016
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Textiles in London: Islamic Week Auction Preview
This year’s busy autumn Islamic week sales in London are set to begin on 6 October. HALI reviews the textile offerings from the three main auction houses
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Textile Snapshots from LAPADA
LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair is currently taking place in Berkeley Square, London. Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer selects some textile highlights
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Meisen Kimono from HALI 184 – read the whole Summer issue online for free
Japanese meisen kimono are the basis for a sumptuous new book, produced by HALI on the collection of Karun Thakar with essays by Thakar himself and Anna Jackson of the V&A.
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Italian Velvets on Show in Switzerland
One of the world’s foremost collections of textiles, the Abegg-Stiftung in Riggisberg, Switzerland, places Italian velvets under its forensic gaze in its seasonal special exhibition.
