This focus exhibition explores the concept of interlacing through a display of nineteenth and twentieth-century woven and dyed textiles from West and Central Africa. Image: Dioula weaver and dyer, Côte d’Ivoire. Man’s Wrapper, mid-20th century. Cotton and dye. 112 1/4 × 84 in. (285.12 × 213.36 cm).
Saint Louis, Missouri. With a focus on Britain, Italy, and the United States, Bolts of Color highlights the Museum’s recent acquisitions of post-WWII textiles, all made during the height of the experimental screen printing era of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Featuring works by well-known artists like Rockwell Kent and Lucio Fontana and trailblazing designers like Althea […]
Museum of International Folk Art November 17, 2024 – November 17, 2025. Santa Fe, New Mexico Foregrounding artists’ voices, Weaving Meanings shares histories of the wire medium in South Africa, from the 16th century uses as currency to the dazzling artworks wire weavers create today. From beer pot lids (izimbenge) to platters and plates, from […]
Ancient Andean Textiles Ancient Andean weavers created one of the world’s most distinguished textile traditions. This new installation features examples utilizing the tapestry technique, particularly esteemed in antiquity. Image: Tunic with Frontal Figures, 1400–1532. Central Andes, Central Coast, Ychsma (Pachacamac) people. Cotton; slit tapestry weave; neck edge to hem: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.); width […]
MODA – Moroccan Fashion Statements The exhibition MOḌA--a Moroccan colloquialism for fashion--focuses on the versatility of contemporary makers from Morocco and the Moroccan diaspora in the Netherlands. Itbrings together the artistic work and personal stories of cutting-edge designers and artists who have paved the way for generations of makers, enthusiasts and wearers, beyond Morocco’s borders. MOḌA: Moroccan […]
Tapestry is not just an art of the past. In the mid-twentieth century, tapestry once again came into prominence in exhibitions and building decorations, and artists continue to make designs for tapestry today. One of the world’s great collections of twentieth and twenty-first century tapestries belongs to the Mobilier National of France, which has generously […]
Batik Nyonyas: Three Generations of Art and Entrepreneurship Family, art, and entrepreneurship converge in the story of three visionary Peranakan women from Indonesia – Nyonya OeijSoen King, her daughter-in-law Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing, and her granddaughter Jane Hendromartono. From the 1890s to 1980s, they produced impressive batiks in the renowned batik centre of Pekalongan on […]
Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper Washi, which translates to “Japanese paper” has been integral to Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The strength, translucency, and malleability of this one-of-a-kind paper have made it extraordinarily versatile as well as ubiquitous. Despite the increased mechanization of papermaking in Japan over the last century, contemporary […]
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