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Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
The world's most expensive carpet finds its Seoul
The Clark Kerman sickleleaf carpet is about to end its eleven month display at South Korea—What better masterpiece is there better to introduce the glories of Islamic art to Korean visitors.
Highlights from the Christopher Legge Collection
As part of Christopher Legge's collection comes to sale at Mallam's in Oxford, HALI has picked out a number of pieces that have attracted our interest
Ben Evans · 4 min
Silk, Wool and Motion: An Uzbek Suzani in Doha
This week's Editor's Choice is a well-known ‘Lakai’ suzani from the former Vok collection, which features in 'Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion', on show at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha.
Ben Evans · 4 min
Textile structure and design in 'With Verticals' by Anni Albers
This week in Editor’s Choice, we look at Anni Albers’ With Verticals (1946), exploring her approach to line, rhythm and structure in weaving
Anni Albers: Material, Mind, and Meaning
An exhibition in Austria celebrates the work of Bauhaus weaver, Anni Albers
