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The following quotations are from Press cuttings and Speeches relating to the Khalili Collection of Swedish Textile Art:
"Apart from the examples that survive in Swedish museums, we know of no other comprehensive collections of similar works outside Sweden."
Michael Franses
Swedish Textile Art - The Khalili Collection |
"The Medici, Lady Charlotte Schreiber, J. Paul Getty -- all names inscribed on the roll of honour of those who had an overwhelming urge to collect' who had taste and the means to back their judgement. Such collections are spread as thinly today as ever, but one such is Professor Nasser D. Khalili...
His collection of Islamic works of art is impressive, as is the unrivalled group of metalwork, ceramics, cloisonné, lacquer and ivories from meiji Japan (1868-1912). There are also collections of Spanish damascened metalwork, particularly by the master-craftsman Zuloaga, and textiles from Sweden and India, all under the auspices of the Khalili Family Trust."
David Battie
MASTERPIECE MAGAZINE |
| MONUMENT TO LOVE: SWEDISH MARRIAGE TEXTILES FROM THE KHALILI COLLECTION Boston University Art Gallery --- 5 Sep - 26 Oct 03 |
"These objects have a very private origin and were made by women whose identity has been lost to history, so that raises interesting questions about the categories we use to define art"
Stacey McCarroll, Gallery Director B.U. BRIDGE (Boston University Community's Weekly Magazine) |
"..a welcome, unique exhibit for the new academic year.although the pieces are almost 200 years old, they have remained well intact. We must appreciate the vibrancy of the colours"
Cathy Lysy, a Metropolitan College Adviser THE DAILY FREE PRESS (The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University) |
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