Articles, reports & dispatches.
Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
Collector Carpets and Textiles, Henry’s, Mutterstadt, Germany, 9 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Henry’s Auktionshaus’s large summer sale of 'Collector Carpets and Textiles'.
Tehran's Treasure Trove
For its first forty years of existence, external circumstances prevented the Carpet Museum of Iran from revealing its treasures to the world. This year, however, a major exhibition brought the institution back to life. Hadi Maktabi reports on the show and what it means for…
David Young · 17 min
Collection Adil Besim, Dorotheum, Vienna, 19 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews the 'Collection Adil Besim' sale at Dorotheum.
David Young · 2 min
Elegant Structure: The Pattern of a Collection
In a lifetime of collecting, Lloyd Cotsen refined his own interests while expanding opportunities for artists and scholars. Throughout, he maintained a fascination for the way objects are constructed—and understood how a mere fragment can reveal the secrets of a complete…
Major Spring Auction, Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 2 June 2018
Executive Editor Daniel Shaffer previews Rippon Boswell's Major Spring Auction.
