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* FABULOUS CREATURES, through 04 Nov 2001,Riggisberg, Switzerland
* LONDON & THE ORIENT, 16-27 Oct 2001, London, UK
* MONKS & MERCHANTS, through 6 Jan 2001, New York
* GLASS OF THE SULTANS, 2 Oct 2001-13 Jan 2002, New York NY, USA
* REEDS & WOOL, through 16 Sep 2001, Lexington KY, USA
* GOLD OF THE NOMADS, through 31 Dec 2001, Paris France
* TRADITIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, through 01 Sep 2001, Glenns Falls NY, USA
* Azeri Diaspora Newsletter "Azeri Voice" (summer/2, 2001)
x0x Announcements/Duyurular -- Fri, 31 Aug 01
* FABULOUS CREATURES, through 04 Nov 2001,Riggisberg, Switzerland
"Fabulous Creatures From the Desert Sands" presents unique woolen
tapestries. Made some 2000 years ago in Central Asia, these tapestries
are notable for their intense colors and mysterious designs.
Included in the designs are reindeer-like winged creatures with enormous
antlers and modern-looking patterns of stylized plants.
Little is known about the significance of figures, but it is obvious
that they were of great significance in their creators' cultural and
artistic traditions.
The objects in the exhibition were found during excavations in the
Taklaman Desert of Northwest China (Eastern Turkestan) and are presented
to the public for the first time.
Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg, Switzerland
For more information:
<http://www.abegg-stiftung.ch/e/abegg.html>
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* LONDON & THE ORIENT, 16-27 Oct 2001, London, UK
London and the Orient is an exhibition of water color and oil paintings by
artist Caroline Lees, a former resident of Saudi Arabia. The exhibit
features reviews of Oman, Libya, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Yemen
and India as well as views of London.
Location:
Rafael Valls gallery, London, United Kingdom
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* MONKS & MERCHANTS, through 6 Jan 2001, New York
"Monks and Merchants: Silk Road treasures from Northwest China,
fourth-seventh century" includes more than 120 spectacular artifacts.
These include metalwork, textiles, glass, funeral furniture and ceramics,
and were excavated in the Gansu Province and the Ningxia Hui region at the
eastern end of the Silk Road.
Most of the artifacts have never before been seen in the West. The 400
years between the fall of the Han dynasty and the rise of the That empire
was a tumultuous period of disunity in China. It was also a time of
economic and cultural ferment and artistic achievement comparable to the
present period of transnational trade and cultural globalization.
The exhibition tells the story of intercultural contacts through trade
and religion rather than military conquest. It reveals the impact of the
new religious and cultural influences that penetrated and transformed
China.
Among the artifacts are some important "exotic" items, either imports
from Central or Western Asia--including a Sasanian sword and a glass
bowl--or Chinese made objects influenced by foreign styles.
The exhibition asks, and attempts to answer, questions of ethnic identity:
what is and what is not Chinese, then and now?
This is the inaugural exhibition of the Asia Society's renovated and
enlarged museum galleries.
Location:
Asia Society, New York
13 October-6 January 2001
For more information:
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* GLASS OF THE SULTANS, 2 Oct 2001-13 Jan 2002, New York NY, USA
"Glass of the Sultans" presents approximately 150 of the most spectacular
glass objects from the Islamic period, ranging from products inspired by
the late antique tradition in the seventh century to 19th century Persian
and Indian glass.
Also included will be European glass made from the Oriental market,
dating from the 13th to the 20th century, as well as selection of
high-quality glass found in archaeological sites.
Location:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
For more information:
<http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={D5DAE64D-D1AA-11D4-93CC-00902786BF44}>
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* REEDS & WOOL, through 16 Sep 2001, Lexington KY, USA
"Reeds and Wool: Patterned Screens of Central Asia" features 19th and 20th
century screens made as traditional furnishings for a yurt dwelling by
nomadic Kyrgyz women.
The motifs of Kyrgyz reed are similar to patterns seen on flat woven
kilims, mosaic felt rugs, and silk ikat fabrics, but are made by wrapping
unspun died wool around the long stands of chiy, a slender, stiff grass
native to Central Asia.
Location:
Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington KY
For more information:
<http://www.headley-whitney.org/current.html>
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* GOLD OF THE NOMADS, through 31 Dec 2001, Paris France
"Gold of the Nomads: Scythian Treasures from Ancient Ukraine" presents 165
of the finest gold objects from Scythian graves and burial mounds, many in
the "animal style" associated with the Central Asian steppes, and many
excavated since 1975.
The Scythians were a nomadic people who originated in Central Asia in
the early part of the first millennium BC and flourished in what is now
Ukraine from the fifth to the third century BC.
Their arms, horse trappings and other artifacts show Near Eastern and
Greek influence, and recently excavated items are causing a re-evaluation
of the interrelationships among the Aegean world, the Near East, and
Central Asia as far as Mongolia.
Location:
Grand Palais, Paris, France
For more information:
<http://www.cloudband.com/frames.mhtml/magazine/articles1q01/exh_haggo_ukraine_0301.html>
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* TRADITIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, through 01 Sep 2001, Glenns Falls NY, USA
"Traditions in the Middle East" is a hands-on exhibition for families and
children centered on children's art from Egypt, Iran, Turkey and the
United Arab Emirates acquired through the museum's International Youth Art
Exchange Program.
Children can also enter a Bedouin tent, explore a replica of an Egyptian
tomb, bargain in a bazaar, try their hands at Arabic calligraphy and
geometric art, knot carpets, play musical instruments and try on
traditional clothing from the Middle East.
Various regional exhibits, selected from an archive of 5000 pieces of
children's artwork from four dozen countries, are available for loan.
Location:
World Awareness Children's Museum.
Information: 518-793-2773
or <http://www.worldchildrensmuseum.org>
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* Azeri Diaspora Newsletter "Azeri Voice" (summer/2, 2001)
The Azeri Diaspora Newsletter "Azeri Voice" is ready
to present its fourth issue (summer/2 2001). Please
visit
http://www.angelfire.com/az3/AzeriVoice/
And read about:
- Editorial: How many Congresses do we have?
- Emil Aliyev, Azeri student's success in US
- Diaspora News from other countries
- Azeri Diaspora organizations
- Azeri letter campaign to President Bush and Congress
- Announcements
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