contemporary art

  • Textile Art: From Ancient Tapestries to Modern Politics
    Kunstbewegungen und Techniken • Kunstgeschichte
    Textile Art: From Ancient Tapestries to Modern Politics

    This week, Frieze art fair in London is featuring a series called Woven: a special exhibition that explores “textiles, weaving, and the legacies of colonialism” through the work of eight international textile-based artists. Textiles often are categorized somewhere between art and craft, and this has led to debates on its aesthetic value for centuries. To give you a brief history…