professorpski:The Cloth that Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed CottonsNow open at the
professorpski:The Cloth that Changed the World: India’s Painted and Printed CottonsNow open at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON and running through September 6, 2021 is a show that reminds us that global trade is nothing new although its latest developments often surprise us. This show traces cotton cloth made in India and traded around the world all over Asia, Europe, and the Americas. You see here a photograph of a woman’s jacket which made in southeast India and worn in Hindeloopen, Friesland in Holland in the 18th Century. Such a lively pattern and such a long way to travel. The curators tell us that the show “explores how over thousands of years India’s artisans have created, perfected and innovated these printed and painted multicoloured cotton fabrics to fashion the body, honour divinities, and beautify palaces and homes.” And they come all the way up to the present day. If you can’t make it, there is a book, plus multiple features on line for you to enjoy with images and more. For more information and tickets, go here: https://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/the-cloth-that-changed-the-world-indias-painted-and-printed -- source link
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