Dulwich is a bit of a trek from north London, but it's a nice place to visit. The gallery is the oldest public art gallery in England; it was founded in 1811. The building, designed by Sir John Soane, included almshouses for six old ladies - they are now exhibition galleries. The building has influenced the design of art galleries ever since. You can take a 360 degree tour here.The collection is basically baroque, but the temporary exhibitions are often more modern. The Paul Nash exhibition ends on 9 May.
The gallery's current events programme includes some textile-related events: three lectures on Wednesday evenings, starting 26 May - John Allen on Tibetan carpets; Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell about creating design; Michael Brennand-Wood's overview of embroidery, pattern, lace, and floral textiles.
On 13 May Sue Prichard, curator of the V&A Quilts exhibition, will be talking about that show.
"Rock Mountain" is one of John Allen's carpets, inspired by his experiences in Nepal -
This Collier-Campbell fabric dates to 1972 and was adapted from a tapestry by Gunta Stölzl -
This photo gives you an idea of the scale of some of Michael Brennand-Wood's work -
2 comments:
Crasy ! And beautiful !
I recognized that Colier-Campbell fabric straight away - we have something very similar - just a bit simplified - on our cheap foam spare mattress - wonder if the manufacturers stole it?
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