Biennale Arte 2017 in Venice
The 57th Venice Biennial is a feast for all those loving textiles! Visitors, who have seen it many times, are saying that never ever has there been so many textiles on show. This is not... Read more
Category: Exhibitions
Documenta 2017 in Kassel
Yesterday I have visited the Kassel Documenta. I will now just show a first series of images on textile-related works. Even though (or because?) there were lots of political issues at this exhibition, there were... Read more
Textile and Art: Recent Developments
In recent years textile has increasingly become a medium of significance in the art world. In other words, the fibre arts are now being shown in many art exhibitions. Unfortunately, the work of those... Read more
Entangled: Threads and Making
This exhibition held at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent, from 28 January to 7 May 2017 was announced in my blog post of 22 February 2017. My visit during the Easter weekend was a... Read more
chintz – cotton in bloom
11 March until 10 September: chintz, cotton in bloom From 11 March until 10 September 2017 the Museum of Friesland in Leeuwarden presents a major exhibition of its extensive and well-preserved collection of chintz, the... Read more
The Rijswijk Textile Biennial
The fifth Rijswijk Textile Biennial will take place from 16 May to 24 September 2017 at Museum Rijswijk, Herenstraat 67, 2282 BR Rijswijk, Netherlands. Twenty-four international artists will be showing their fibre art. ‘Well-worn’ textile... Read more
Entangled: Treads and Making, view at the exhibition
An interesting development has taken place in the field of art and textiles. Exhibitions featuring art by women have been organised in English-speaking countries, and some of them have included a large number of textiles.... Read more