[Sca-cooks] OT Exhibit not to miss in DC

Elaine Koogler kiridono at gmail.com
Thu Feb 15 15:57:24 PST 2007


Yeah, I know that textiles aren't really "where it's at" for many cooks, but
still thought that you guys might be interested in this exhibit.  And I know
the Laurels will be!  It's at the Textile Museum in Washington, D. C.  So if
you're going to be in the area, you might want to take a little time to see
the exhibit.  There's also an exhibit of Chin textiles (folk art from a
group that lives n the hills of western Myanmar, northeastern India and
eastern Bangladesh.

Kiri

* RED*
*February 2, 2007 - July 8, 2007*

Red is a potent color. This exhibition explores the uses and meanings of red
in textiles across time and place. From the pre-Columbian high Andes to the
21st century streets of New York, red textiles are a compelling symbol,
representing passion, power, status and human emotion itself. Before the
invention of synthetic dyes, achieving this highly evocative color in
textiles was no easy task. The difficulty of its production heightened the
importance and allure of red cloth which became a prestige commodity in many
societies. The textiles on view will illustrate the complex usage of red -
not only to denote prestige, but also to celebrate love and beauty, to
protect against evil, to promote good fortune and to mark life cycle
passages such as marriage and death. The earliest textile in the exhibition
is more than 2000 years old. The objects shown in RED include an ancient
Peruvian tunic border fragment, a Turkish velvet panel, a Navajo rug, a
couture ball gown, an AIDS Awareness ribbon and a series of photographs
depicting the use of red* *textiles in contemporary life.



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