All posts tagged: Textiles

Chinese Textiles – at The Met and The MAAC

Antique Chinese Silk Panel featuring two men fighting with swords

“Children to Immortals: Figural Representations in Chinese Art” can be seen at The Met, and it showcases both well-known, as well as lesser known art. “Conveying a person’s inner spirit (chuanshen) is the central aspect of figural representation in Chinese art. Rather than prioritizing accurate anatomical renderings, artists sought to capture the “life energy” of […]

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Must-See Museum of Tibetan Art – for Must-See Week

Buddha Statue inside Museum Jacques Marchais Tibetan Museum - Photo by Bill Higgins

On now: “Must-See Week” allows you to purchase: 2-for-1 tickets to many NYC museums. Until February 10th, save when you see exhibits at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), The Rubin Museum of Art, Cooper Hewitt, Brooklyn Museum, The Museum of the City of New York – and Staten […]

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Friday Finds: At Textile as Art

Come to the MAAC and visit Textile as Art‘s Show Room, where you’ll see astonishing antiques. It has New York’s largest collection of antique textiles from 200 B.C. to 19th Century, as well as antique carpets, ancient art, and antique Islamic art and Chinese art. What will you discover? Here are  a few we loved: […]

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