Book Review
Unraveling the Imperial Impulses of Chinese Textiles
Like an art history detective, Mei Mei Rado mines textiles and techniques to reveal cross-cultural Chinese-European liaisons driven by nationalism and a keen interest in design.
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Art
The Forgotten History of Bourne and Allen’s Mid-Century Textiles
A new show seeks to restore a pair of modernist weavers to a place of prominence in British design history.
Art
There's a New Rug-Maker in Town, Habibi
Using the brand name Habibi Bazaar, Utah-based Lebanese American artist Pamela El Gergi modernizes traditional rug-making as a way to stay connected to her heritage.
Art
Two Navajo Artists Weave New Histories
Zefren-M and Morris Muskett find self-expression through contemporary weaving.
News
Museums Partner to Establish Palestine’s First Textile Conservation Studio
The Palestinian Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum received a $480,000 grant to conserve Palestinian textiles.
Books
Crafting a Future Is a Clarion Call to Support Indigenous Arts
Today, India’s handwoven and hand-spun fabrics and master artisans find themselves at existential crossroads, facing threats of obsolescence and urbanization.
Art
New Folk Art Museum Celebrates the Rise of Craft During the Pandemic
Self-taught artists were invited to exhibit, and sell, their fuzzy stacks of pancakes and tasseled tapestries.
Art
Stitched Scenes of Everyday Life in LA’s Boyle Heights
Erick Medel’s labor-intensive pieces pay tribute to the labor being done around him.
Art
A Japanese Designer’s Vision for Beautiful, Sustainable Textiles
“Our guiding principle is to make things that don’t get old and thrown away,” says Sudō Reiko.
Art
Faced With a Complex Sense of Home, Jagdeep Raina Turns to Art
“I’ve always felt that home is a fraught place which is constantly going through ruptures,” says Jagdeep Raina.
Art
Spirited Textiles Capture the Fervor of Recent Political Unrest
Tabitha Arnold’s rugs pay tribute to organizers who lay their bodies on the line in the workplace, in the public square, and in the depths of private prisons.
Art
An Artist’s Hand Towels, Woven During the Pandemic
Doerte Weber’s weavings reproduce the ubiquitous charts and graphics related to infection rates, deaths, and unemployment.