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Exhibitions guide
Here we'll give you the latest news about exhibitions around the country and further afield. Do you know of a good show coming up? Let us know.
Here we'll give you the latest news about exhibitions around the country and further afield. Do you know of a good show coming up? Let us know.
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Zandra Rhodes: Fifty Years of Fabulous
From September 27 2019 to January 26 2020 at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London The acclaimed British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes founded her fashion house in 1969 with a small collection. With her distinctive approach to cut and form, the house of Zandra Rhodes soon became one of the most recognisable labels in London. In celebration of fifty years of the Zandra Rhodes’ label, the Fashion and Textile Museum presents Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous. This retrospective will highlight 100 key looks, as well as 50 original textiles. This comprehensive exhibition will explore five decades of the distinguished career of a British design legend. Further information from the Fashion and Textile Museum website African Textiles exhibition From October 10 to December 14 at the Brunei Gallery in London African textiles from the Karun Thakur collection, featuring high-quality items which that highlight the sophistication of African textiles art and design, sometimes little understood and appreciated. The exhibition will cover textiles from Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Congo. The Brunei Gallery is located on Russell Square opposite the main entrance to SOAS, University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies. Further information from the SOAS Brunei gallery website Kaffe Fassett - Quilts in America 16 March – 3 November 2019 at the American Museum, Bath As part of the American Museum and Gardens' special exhibition programme, it will be showcasing 20 new quilts designed by Kaffe Fassett. These artworks have been inspired by the museum’s world-renowned collection of antique American quilts. The exhibition will provide a unique opportunity to see the old and the new alongside one another. American Museum and Gardens website Image copyright Kaffe Fassett. |
Boro - The Crypt Gallery, Norwich School until September 28. Opening 12 noon until 3pm, not Sundays.
'Boro' the KOBO A-B collection is being held in the Crypt Gallery at Norwich School. KOBO A-B is a local Japanese Boro, textiles and fabrics, ceramics, homeware, stationery, clothing and furniture shop owned by Hiroko and Nigel Aono-Billson. Together they have put together a collection of pieces which date back 100 to 200 years in the Edo period. The nature of Boro is about mending, recycling and repurposing. (Taken from the Norwich School website) The Crypt Gallery is in the Cathedral Close, on the left going in from the Maid's Head end of Tombland. |