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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…
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…
Sasha Alexander · 2 min
Court, Epic, Spirit: Indian Art 15th-19th Century, Luhring Augustine
London-based gallery Francesca Galloway, renowned for its Indian art and textile expertise, has partnered with New York art gallery Luhring Augustine to present ‘Court, Epic, Spirit: Indian Art 15th-19th Century’. The exhibition will take place at Luhring Augustine Tribeca in…
Indian Textiles:1,000 years of art and design, 22 January 2022
'Indian Textiles:1,000 years of art and design' opens from 22 January to 6 June 2022 and is accompanied by a limited-edition catalogue which includes essays by leading historians of Indian textiles, including Rosemary Crill, Steven Cohen, Avalon Fotheringham and Sylvia…
