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Greetings for 4719 – Chinese Year of the Rat
"Jordie," © Alice Gur-Arie. All rights reserved www.alicegur-arie.com Celebrating the Year of the Rat 2020 Alice Gur-Arie's quest for this year's image involved a trip to the London Zoo and the subterranean Night Life display, where "Jordie' played hide-and-seek...
Cloth Cultures: Legacies of Dorothy K. Burnham – report
Nearly 150 textile scholars, students, practitioners, artists and enthusiasts gathered in Toronto, Ontario November 9-11, 2017 for conference Cloth Cultures: Legacies of Dorothy K. Burnham. On Day 1 a set of workshops focused on artifacts from the collection of the...
Turn back your cuffs
Perhaps because cuffs are so ubiquitous in our culture I totally missed the point of the shaped extension on Manchu robe sleeves when I first focused on them back in the 1970s. These prominent features of Manchu and Manchu-styled garments cannot be missed. They were...
Sharon Takada’s review in Burlington Magazine
I am pleased to share Burlington Magazine's review of Re-envisioning Japan. To see the article in the magazine, order their October 2017 issue here.
H. Goodall review of Meiji Fine Art Textiles in Arts of Asia
It’s a pleasure to share a glimpse of the Arts of Asia magazine review of Re-envisioning Japan. To see the article in the magazine, order their September/October 2017 issue here on Arts of Asia's website.