| ANNE WANNER'S Textiles in History / exhibitions |
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zum Kiel Dépendance Museum Rietberg Hirschengraben 20 8001 Zürich |
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Peacocks, Blossoms and Cypresses Haus zum Kiel, Zuerich 14 October 2005 through 5 February 2006 In collaboration with the Museum der Kulturen, Basel. |
| Women clad in dark cloaks
and somberly dressed men dominate our image of life in
Iran. This view, however, is extremely simplified and
does not honour the textile tradition that Persia indeed
has. In fact: printed and painted qalamkar textiles,
floral brocades, velvets and embroideries as well as
geometric bath towels and colourful headdresses in ikat
and batik technique were all part of this culture. Clothes, accessories, wall hangings and fabrics exhibited in the show present an impression of the colourful life in Persian cities at the time of the Qajars (1788–1925). |
Catalogue Pfauen, Blüten und Zypressen: Persische Textilien der Qajaren-Zeit (1788–1925), Zurich 2005, by Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff and Axel Langer, in german, 128 pages, great number of king size colour photographs, 30 x 23 cm, ISBN 3-907077-20-2 Subscription price (until 5 Feburary 2006): CHF 38.00, EUR 27.50 |
Guided tours by the Exhibition Curators: |
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| Supporting
programme: Lecture in English: - Auditory at Park Villa Rieter, Zurich, wednesday 9 november 2005 at 7.30 pm, free entrance, The Golden Age of Persian Textiles: the 16th & 17th centuries, Jon Thompson (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford) Concert: - Auditory at Park Villa Rieter, Zurich, wednesday 16 november 2005, at 7.30 pm, entrance fee CHF 25/20 (reduced), tickets one hour before beginning of concert Classic Persian Percussion Art: Madjid Khaladj (Tombak, Daf and others) Presentation: - Haus zum Kiel, Zurich, saturday 14 January 2006, entrance CHF 5/3 - Haus zum Kiel, Zurich, sunday 15 January 2006, entrance CHF 5/3 Sofreh-ye aghd: Ceremonial arrangements for weddings, Iran Riahi Concert: - Auditory at Park Villa Rieter, Zurich, wednesday 25 january 2006, at 7.30 pm, entrance fee CHF 25/20 (reduced), tickets one hour before beginning of concert Classical Musik of Persia: Ostad Mohammad Reza Lotfi (Tar, Setar, canto) Mohammad Ghavihelm (Tombak and Daf) |
Oil painting by
Mirza Baba, Teheran, 1800/1801, |
Detail of men's
gilet, (gilet persane), |
Derwish, last quarter 19th c., (VKM Zurich) |
Derwish hat with
embroidered inscriptions |
| The Wealth of Swiss
Collections Apart from the embroidery, and the shâl and qalamkar fabrics already mentioned, Plangi and Ikat fabrics can also be found in the exhibition. Worthy of particular mention are sumptuous wall hangings of all kinds, women’s brocade jackets, children’s clothes, a chador with face veil and various small bags, shoes and hats. Apart from the Muslim costumes, another focus is on the dresses and richly patterned cloths of Zoroastrian women. All sixty-five exhibits come from Swiss collections, most from the Museum der Kulturen in Basel. Loans were also made by the Historisches Museum Bern and the Landesmuseum in Zurich as well as by private collectors from German- and French-speaking Switzerland. To accompany the exhibition there will be a richly illustrated publication with an extensive and informative catalogue section, and a cultural-historical introduction – the first German-language catalogue dedicated to the subject. The exhibition will also be accompanied by a programme of guided tours, two concerts, one lecture and the public performance of a Persian ceremony during which textiles traditionally play a central role. |
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