Exhibitions, books, events
Here we'll give you the latest news about exhibitions around the country and further afield, new books and more. Do you know of a good show coming up? Let us know.
Please note - items included here are for your information and are not necessarily endorsed by the C&TA
Museums have closed due to Coronavirus although some - for example the Sainsbury Centre - are now reopening. (And it's still interesting to take a look online.)
Here we'll give you the latest news about exhibitions around the country and further afield, new books and more. Do you know of a good show coming up? Let us know.
Please note - items included here are for your information and are not necessarily endorsed by the C&TA
Museums have closed due to Coronavirus although some - for example the Sainsbury Centre - are now reopening. (And it's still interesting to take a look online.)
Sainsbury Centre, Norwich
Art Deco by the Sea EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 20 The centre reopened on Tuesday July 7 This is a major exhibition that explores how the Art Deco style shaped the modern seaside during the 1920s and 30s. In a new age of mass tourism, new coastal resorts were built and existing resorts modernised using the Deco style while the networks of transport – by road, rail, sea and air – met the needs of the modern traveller. The show celebrates iconic examples of seaside architecture, from hotels and apartment blocks, to piers, cinemas and lidos, and reveals how Art Deco became the key style for pleasure, leisure and entertainment. From the Midland Hotel in Morecambe to the villas of Hunstanton, Art Deco became the seaside style. Through some 130 works including paintings, posters, brochures, drawings, photographs, fashion, furniture, ceramics and textiles, the exhibition explores the sports, activities and amusements of the seaside between the war. 
Art Nouveau: The Nature of Dreams
JULY 7 - DECEMBER 31 This exhibition examines the spectacular, and controversial vision of art practice that raged across the Western world from the end of the 19th century: Art Nouveau. The role of nature is another key focus. Artists and designers include René Lalique, Edgar Degas, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, William Morris; Alphonse Mucha and Gabriel Dante Rossetti. It contains more than 150 works of varying sizes, and will be accompanied by a substantial catalogue. Visit the Sainsbury Centre website 
Fashion and Textile Museum
Out of the Blue: Fifty years of the Designers' Guild EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY 21, 2021 The Fashion and Textile Museum remains closed as of July 5. Founded by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild started life in 1970 as a small section of a single shop in Chelsea’s Kings Road. The brand has since evolved and grown into a global enterprise, whose products have changed the way we view colour, pattern and texture in our homes. Offering unique access to Designers Guild’s archive, with never before displayed original designs and art work, Out of the Blue will showcase the story of Designers Guild, in settings that capture the changing tastes in interiors over the past five decades. (Images taken from the FTM website) Further information from the Fashion and Textile Museum website Victoria & Albert Museum The V&A events programme is suspended with the closure of the museum, but you can explore the collections online. Visit the virtual V&A here. |
Textile books from Bloomsbury
A range of new books are on offer from Bloomsbury publishers including Stitching the Self: Identity and the Needle Arts, encyclopedias of Arab and Asian textiles, and several more. The back catalogue of textile history and design is well worth a browse. They aren't cheap - in fact they are very expensive academic tomes - but you might think you deserve a present for putting up with lockdown! Visit the textiles section of the Bloomsbury website The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives, 1660-1900 Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux Pencils, a sketchbook, cake, yards of stolen ribbon, thimbles, snuff boxes, a picture of a lover, two live ducks: these are just some of the fascinating things carried by women and girls in their tie-on pockets, an essential accessory throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The authors draw on an unprecedented study of surviving pockets in museums and private collections to identify their materials, techniques, and decoration; their use is investigated through sources as diverse as criminal trials, letters, diaries, inventories, novels, and advertisements. Already out in hardback, out in paperback April 2020, price £19.19. Yale Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz
Sarah Fee and Sven Beckert Chintz, a type of multi-coloured printed or painted cotton cloth, originated in India yet exerted influence far beyond its home shores: it became a driving force of the spice trade in the East Indies, and it attracted European merchants, who by the 17th century were importing millions of pieces. Hardback, £35, Yale Books More books on our reference page |