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Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
What stands out at Austria Auction Company’s September auction?
Austria Auction Company’s September sale offers Turkmen carpets, tiger rugs, Anatolian prayer rugs and kilims, with highlights from the Hans Sienkneckt estate among its 215 lots
Penelope's Loom, The Odyssey and a computer
From a Corinthian loom weight to Nolan's Odyssey, these works span different centuries but literally follow the same thread
Ben Evans · 5 min
HALI Fair Online 2022
HALI Fair Online returns from 20-30 May 2022. The virtual event is focused exclusively on extraordinary antique rugs and textiles from around the globe. It follows the success of the inaugural virtual HALI Fair in June 2021 and promises to be one of the best places to source…
Sasha Alexander · 2 min
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…
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…
