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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019
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‘The Fabric of India’ is a cross-cultural exploration of the textile industry.
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walk through The Ringling’s Searing Gallery is a journey more than 500 years into the past — and more than 8,800 miles east. “The Fabric of India,”
The Ringling’s first major exhibit of Indian art, tells the story of the Indian materials and processes that changed the course of the global textile industry. “If you wear
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clothing today, you should thank India for that,” says The Ringling’s curator for Asian art, Rhiannon Paget. “Our clothing, even fast fashion, has a lot of Indian DNA in it.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Photos courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Above: A tent hanging, circa the 18th century; made of velvet with applied gold leaf Top: A sari, circa 1867, from Bengaluru, Karnataka; made of silk and metal-wrapped thread
The film provides an alternative perspective of a story about overcoming immeasurable odds. YOUROBSERVER.COM