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Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Postcard from Kyiv
Featured in HALI 197 ‘Postcard from Kyiv’ recounts the journey of carpet dealer and scholar Aaron Nejad who returned to Ukraine in 2018 in order to seek out some truth in the story of the region’s distinctive and desirable ‘Bessarabian’ kilims. An abridged version of the…
Book Review: Crafting Textiles
Featured in HALI 210 , Kristal Hale reviews Crafting Textiles: Tablet weaving, Sprang, Lace and other techniques from the bronze age to the early 17th century: The high tone of this book is established from the start. The opening dedication is to Peter Collingwood, a…
Sasha Alexander · 4 min
Fair Review: ARTS, Antique Rug and Textiles Show 2021
Having been cancelled for almost two years, you could almost hear the collective sigh of relief when it was announced that ARTS was going to happen again on the 3 - 5 December 2021. This traditional get-together of dealers and collectors in the Bay Area is an important part…
Sasha Alexander · 2 min
Textile Healing, Alberto Levi Gallery, Open Until 12 March 2022
‘Textile Heal ing’ opened on 28 January , at ‘ The Vault ’ — , the ancient Roman cellars of Alberto Levi Gallery , Via San Maurilio 24, Milan. Organised by Alberto Levi Gallery in collaboration with Mero Matters Fine Arts , the exhibition is open until 12 March 2022 . It aims…
Bamana Mud Cloth: From Mali to the World - Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art's focused exhibition features the museum's recently acquired textiles by the Bamana peoples of Mali. On display until December 4, 2022 'Bamana Mud Cloth: From Mali to the World' explores the complete labor-intensive process and identifies how the…
