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talking textiles

Category
Exhibition
Interpretations
MA students
Date
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Detail from Garfield and Arthur Quilt, c1880. Art Institute of Chicago.
Date
6 December 2021 - 6 March 2022
Location
Online
Category

An online exhibition exploring the ways in which textiles signify beyond their visual imagery to tell us about the socio-political context that influenced their creation. 

Can viewing these textiles in today's climate allow us to see beyond what we would often assume are purely decorative artworks?

The textiles displayed in this exhibition have been selected mainly from the Art Institute of Chicago collection. We have also borrowed from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Visit the online exhibition

talking textiles is part of a wider series of exhibitions and projects undertaken by MA students from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies as part of an Interpretations course module.

Visit the online exhibition.

Image

Detail from Garfield and Arthur Quilt. Possibly Annie Ensminger Kready (American, 1871-1956) or Louisa Ensminger (American, 1850-1899), United States, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Manheim Township. Art Institute of Chicago.