‘Exhibitions’ Archives
Mia Muratori: Translations: Encaustic Paintings to Wool Rugs
American artist, Mia Muratori is working with weavers in Pakistan and Nepal to translate her repertoire of encaustic paintings into unique, hand-woven, art rugs. Mia Muratori and Co. has joined GoodWeave to commit to a child-labor-free supply chain for production of its rugs, certifying the rugs are ethically made. Her show runs from 7-23 June 2013 at Gallery51 in Philadelphia. Mia [...]
BARE: The Bode Collection
A special documentary photo exhibition showing carpets from the Major Bode Collection is a part of the ongoing Berlin Rugs & Textile Exhibition at the Alte Münze in Berlin. This special photo exhibition is especially relevant because the Bode Collection actually was stored ind the vaults in the Alte Münze but was destroyed in a bomb raid on 11 March 1945. The research, planning, and [...]
Textile art at The de Young Museum
The de Young museum in San Francisco has announced a special new exhibition 'From the Exotic to the Mystical' from 4 May - 4 August 2013. This exhibition is drawn from the Museums’ extensive collection of textile arts and the selection represents 15 centuries of textile arts. Among the art works are finely detailed English embroideries, Spanish laces, tapestries, and a set of French [...]
TM: Out of Southeast Asia, Art That Sustains
The Textile Museum's upcoming exhibition 'Out of Southeast Asia: Art That Sustains' will open Friday 12 April 2013 and will run through 13 October 2013. This exhibition will be the final exhibition at TM's present location before the museum reopens at the George Washington University in 2014. Skirt, Laos, Oudomsai Province, Lue People, ca. 1950. The exhibition will explore Southeast [...]
Romania’s Unique Heritage of Old Anatolian carpets
The opening of a photo exhibition of Anatolian carpets from Transylvania and a mini-symposium took place 14 March 2013 in Ankara. This event entitled ‘Romanian-Turkish Cultural Confluences: Romania’s Heritage of Old Anatolian Carpets’ was organised by the Romanian Embassy, the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Turkish Yunus Emre Institute to celebrate 135 years of diplomatic relations [...]
