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News & Events, 30 October
A weekly round-up of what is happening in the world of carpets and textiles through the lens of hali.com
Unpicking the attribution of a Bird Asmalyk
Is this bird asmalyk really Tekke? Rachel Meek examines the surprising attribution it receives in The Textile Museum’s Textile Treasures.
Rachel Meek · 4 min
Mughal Red, Unfaded
At Frieze Masters, a Mughal shrub carpet from the Jaipur royal collection on Moshe Tabibnia’s stand stood out for its original rectangular format, its distinguished provenance and a red that lasts
Ben Evans · 4 min
Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO
LACMA gives Reiko Sudō the largest retrospective of her textiles to date: more than 100 fabrics made with Japan’s mills and dyers. The show proves that process is as compelling as product.
The Bernheimer ‘Vase’ fragment climbs again
My Editor’s choice this week is the Bernheimer Safavid ‘Vase’-technique fragment, which made $448,000 at Sotheby’s Magnum Opus evening sale. It is still rising in value 30 years on.
