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Tribal Hunting in New York
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
After a promising opening night for many dealers, this year’s New York
International Tribal & Textile Arts Show (15-18 May 2008) was a mixed affair.
Some dealers who had begun with high expectations left disappointed, others
who had taken a more pessimistic view of the market were pleasantly
surprised. There were differing reports from all corners, and each individual
had his or her own reasoning for the outcome. It was the downturn in the
economy, it was the wrong time of year, the good weather, the bad weather, the
new slightly less prestigious venue at the Gramercy Park Armory, the wrong
part of town, it was luck, it was the right people, it was the wrong people and so
on. Whatever it was there were no rules as to what sold well, in some
instances there were textile dealers who sold more sculpture than textiles and
vice versa. Despite the New York Times reviewer describing the fair rather
undeservably as “messier than most”, it looked good overall with many exciting
pieces on show.
Gail Martin’s Central Asian embroidery provoked a great deal of interest, with
intrigue and debate stemming from its origin and when/why it had been
transformed from a coat into a saddle cover shape - certainly too large for the
actual purpose. She also had an interesting circular headdress made of
feathers, from the Karaja people of Brazil.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
After a promising opening night for many dealers, this year’s New York
International Tribal & Textile Arts Show (15-18 May 2008) was a mixed affair.
Some dealers who had begun with high expectations left disappointed, others
who had taken a more pessimistic view of the market were pleasantly
surprised. There were differing reports from all corners, and each individual
had his or her own reasoning for the outcome. It was the downturn in the
economy, it was the wrong time of year, the good weather, the bad weather, the
new slightly less prestigious venue at the Gramercy Park Armory, the wrong
part of town, it was luck, it was the right people, it was the wrong people and so
on. Whatever it was there were no rules as to what sold well, in some
instances there were textile dealers who sold more sculpture than textiles and
vice versa. Despite the New York Times reviewer describing the fair rather
undeservably as “messier than most”, it looked good overall with many exciting
pieces on show.
Gail Martin’s Central Asian embroidery provoked a great deal of interest, with
intrigue and debate stemming from its origin and when/why it had been
transformed from a coat into a saddle cover shape - certainly too large for the
actual purpose. She also had an interesting circular headdress made of
feathers, from the Karaja people of Brazil.
