Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 25 November 2017
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The Fifth International Symposium on Azerbaijani Carpets, Baku
The 5th International Symposium on Azerbaijani Carpets (ISAC 2017) took place on 17-20 October 2017 in Baku. The programme was ambitious, with three days of lectures, museum exhibitions and numerous cultural events.
Malin Lonnberg · 2 min
Antique Rug and Textile Show, San Francisco
This year’s Antique Rug and Textile Show in San Francisco was held at the newly renovated Greenwich Inn, a 1950’s era motel at 2055 Steiner Street, 27-29 October. Emma Gardner reports.
Rachel Meek · 6 min
From HALI 193: The Bruschettini Collection at the Aga Khan Museum
In late September 2017, the great and good of the Islamic art world gathered in Toronto for a programme of events to celebrate the opening of the exhibition ‘Arts of the East’ at the Aga Khan Museum, featuring loans from the Bruschettini Collection.
Oriental Carpets & Textiles, Christie's London Autumn Islamic Sale, 26 October 2017
In addition to a handful of excellent textiles, Christie’s autumn ' Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds ' at King Street on Thursday 26 October 2017 has a separate section at the end of the sale of oriental rugs and carpets that contains a good number of top quality, antique…
