Category: Textile
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“Remix” exhibition at the Hôtel des arts Toulon
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Hôtel des Arts in Toulon, France, where the “Remix” exhibition was on display. “Remix” is an exhibition that invites you to explore the intersection of history, art, and reinvention. Showcasing former furniture pieces from the Mobilier National—a prestigious French statutory corporation that administers the Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais Manufactory, and which…
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Jan Toorop and Indonesia: A Study around Style, Interculturality and Exchanges
The motivation behind my research on Jan Toorop and the influence of Indonesia in his work began with a question I posed to Professor Luc Bergmans. I was enrolled in his course about Dutch Culture and the colonies and asked him about the influence that the Dutch colonial life had on Dutch artists after a…
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Apprehending the Textile Market and Art Nouveau Textile Designs in The Netherlands and Britain, 1700-1900
Exploring the relation between British and Dutch artists’ use of textile from the Dutch Golden Age to Art Nouveau periods.