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The autumn sees rugs and carpets of note included in three different Christie's London sales.

Sotheby’s dedicated autumn sale of 155 carpet lots , the second since the auctioneer's return to specialist rug sales in the Bond Street rooms, is strong on Chinese and East Turkestan pieces and also includes a small Ushak Lotto, a 17th-century Esfahan, a Type-C Star Kazak, a…
Daniel Shaffer · 2 min
A selection of works from the 15th edition of one of the world’s most important tribal art fairs, Parcours des Mondes in Saint-Germain-Des-Prés, Paris, 6-11 September.
Rachel Meek · 1 min
A selection of oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, antique and contemporary, as well as tribal art, seen on exhibitors' stands at this year's Olympia Fair.

More than nine metres long, The British Museum’s ‘Cloth of Vrindavan’ is the focus of the current exhibition ‘Krishna in the Garden of Assam’.

An extract from an exhibition review by Alan Kennedy of 'Seth Siegelaub: Beyond Conceptual Art' at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, 12 December 2015 - 17 April 2017.