Forthcoming textile exhibitions: 'Artist Textiles Picasso to Warhol' and 'Fashion & Gardens'24/1/2014
Browsing through February's edition of Vogue, I came across two articles about forthcoming textile exhibitions that are now on my 'must see' list of exhibitions for Spring 2014. Whilst I now spend all my time developing and creating my jewellery, I have always enjoyed working with textiles and, if I had the time, would love to experiment with textile design.  ARTIST TEXTILES Picasso to Warhol will be opening on the 31st January at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London. This exhibition traces the history of 20th century art in textiles. Highlights include work by Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí, Sonia Delaunay, Raoul Dufy, Barbara Hepworth, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Ben Nicholson and Andy Warhol. The exhibition features examples of key European and American art movements: Fauvism, Cubism, Constructivism, Abstraction, Surrealism and Pop Art; as well as the work of leading fashion designers and manufacturers. Artist Textiles shows how ordinary people were once able to engage with modern art in a personal and intimate way through their clothing and home furnishings. With over 200 rare pieces, many of which have not been on public display before. For further details visit: http://ftmlondon.org/  Fashion & Gardens: Spring/Summer - Autumn/Winter will be opening on the 7th February 2014.
This is the first exhibition to explore the relationship between fashion and garden design, from the age of Queen Elizabeth I to the catwalks of London Fashion Week 2014. The exhibition features designers from Valentino and Alexander McQueen to Philip Treacy and Christopher Bailey who continue to be inspired by the garden as well as examples of the flower craze of camellias in the 1840s to sunflowers in the 1890s and daisies and Mary Quant in the 1960s. A number of remarkable loans from the British Museum, National Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum and several fashion houses will also be on display. For further details and information visit: www.gardenmuseum.org.uk. The first 'Crafts in the Tower' of 2014 will be taking place on Sunday 26th January from 11am until 3pm. Local artists Sue Meredith, Sharon Justice, Diana Wren, Jan Fowler, Cherie Lubbock, Mei Liang, Hazel Taylor, Judy Charlton and Peter Crossman will also be exhibiting and selling their work and the Pop Up Tea Room will be open! Crafts in the Tower
The Square Tower Broad Street Old Portsmouth PO1 2JE Admission Free www.craftsinthetower.co.uk |
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