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'Asian Textiles: Art and Trade Along the Silk Road', Dallas Museum of Art
Drawn from Dallas Museum of Art's collection and currently on show, 'Asian Textiles: Art and Trade Along the Silk Road' has been extended until 18 August 2019.
The Seventh R.L. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress
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.
Katie Welch · 3 min
'Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection', LACMA, Los Angeles
Over sixty Central Asian ikat robes and wall hangings will be exhibited at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) as part of their ‘Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection’ exhibition, opening 3 February through to 28 July…
Katie Welch · 2 min
‘A Conversation on Bizarre Silks and Ikat Traditions’
In conjunction with New York Textile Month, Yosi Barzilai and Lidewij Edelkoort will present ‘A Conversation on Bizarre Silks and Ikat Traditions’ at Barzilai’s Soho gallery, Sarajo on 27 September.
Tomorrow's Tigers
Last week at Sotheby's, patron Lily Cole introduced Tomorrow's Tigers - the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature’s new fundraising project in support of the TX2 goal—a global commitment to double tiger numbers in the wild by 2022.
