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Statement
This exhibition considers the making and use of textiles in Bali, Indonesia as ceremonial objects that operate within a unique Balinese Hindu cosmology while exploring the role of textiles as symbols of cultural resilience and continuity.
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Events
Guided Tour
Sat, Feb 24, 2018 from 2:00 – 3:00pm UTC
On Saturday, February 24 at 2 pm, join Urmila Mohan curator of the exhibition Fabricating Power with Balinese Textiles for an in-depth curator’s tour that will explore the making and use of textiles as ceremonial objects that operate within a unique Balinese Hindu cosmology, while unpacking the role of textiles as symbols of cultural resilience and continuity.
Symposium—Bali and Beyond: Culture, Power, and Indonesian Textiles
Mon, Feb 26, 2018 from 1:00 – 6:00pm UTC
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition Fabricating Power with Balinese Textiles, this symposium expands upon themes of religion, power, and cultural resilience to include textiles from various parts of the Indonesian archipelago. Speakers include anthropologists, textile historians, and curators each of whom will offer reflections on the agency of Indonesian textiles ranging from their spiritual or ritual uses in their culture of origin to their re-contextualization in Western ethnographic and art museums.
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18 West 86th Street
New York, NY, US
Tue, Fri – Sun: 11am – 5pm
Wed, Thu: 11am – 8pm
Closed December 24, 25, 31, & January 1
