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The Undiscovered Kilim? Thirty years later.- Hali Magazine
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
More than thirty years after the appearance of The Undiscovered Kilim, the
question arises whether the kilim still remains undiscovered or has, in fact,
been discovered. Clive Loveless, who together with David Black published this
early book of extreme importance for all fans of flatweaves, recalls 23 March
1977, the date of the opening of a kilim exhibition for which there had been just
seven weeks to prepare.
“I can still remember the feeling of space and light at the show with the often
monumental tapestries seeming to float off the walls. The whole upper gallery
took on an almost spiritual ambience of harmonious colour and abstract form.”
Something similar will be experienced by participants of the 2008
Volkmanntreffen when they walk up the steps to the Museum of Islamic Art in
Berlin on the evening of 10 October 2008 to attend the opening of an exhibition in
which Anatolian kilims from the Prammer Collection will be displayed, integrated
into the museum’s own collection.
Thirty years after the memorable exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery,
thanks to the many publications that have appeared all over the world in
connection with exhibitions of Anatolian kilims but also as a result of the
extensive, serious activities of individual experts and academics, knowledge
about the origin and dissemination of weavings, the design and chromatic
quality of textile works is no longer undiscovered. Nevertheless, the question
mark is not unjustified. Has the kilim truly been discovered, are there no new
discoveries after many a false development, and have all the questions been
answered in the many publications and in the lectures at national and
international conferences? What is the source of the fascination that continues
to grip the collector?
The 2008 Volkmanntreffen will explore whether there is really nothing new,
nothing still unknown. In their different ways, without speculation and drawing on
new and the very latest sources, Michael Franses, Elena Tsareva and Jürg
Rageth will report on references, relationships, and pattern transport. Volkmar
Enderlein will address a group of flatweaves that is so far not particularly prized
by collectors. And Martha Henze will follow up traces that lead to Africa.
The contributions of selected collectors talking about a kilim of their own
choice should be particularly delightful. Each of these “Connoisseurs Choice”
kilims will be shown to participants in situ. In this way, the entire breadth and
scope of the world of the kilim can be comprehended via already known, but also
some previously unknown, pieces.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
More than thirty years after the appearance of The Undiscovered Kilim, the
question arises whether the kilim still remains undiscovered or has, in fact,
been discovered. Clive Loveless, who together with David Black published this
early book of extreme importance for all fans of flatweaves, recalls 23 March
1977, the date of the opening of a kilim exhibition for which there had been just
seven weeks to prepare.
“I can still remember the feeling of space and light at the show with the often
monumental tapestries seeming to float off the walls. The whole upper gallery
took on an almost spiritual ambience of harmonious colour and abstract form.”
Something similar will be experienced by participants of the 2008
Volkmanntreffen when they walk up the steps to the Museum of Islamic Art in
Berlin on the evening of 10 October 2008 to attend the opening of an exhibition in
which Anatolian kilims from the Prammer Collection will be displayed, integrated
into the museum’s own collection.
Thirty years after the memorable exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery,
thanks to the many publications that have appeared all over the world in
connection with exhibitions of Anatolian kilims but also as a result of the
extensive, serious activities of individual experts and academics, knowledge
about the origin and dissemination of weavings, the design and chromatic
quality of textile works is no longer undiscovered. Nevertheless, the question
mark is not unjustified. Has the kilim truly been discovered, are there no new
discoveries after many a false development, and have all the questions been
answered in the many publications and in the lectures at national and
international conferences? What is the source of the fascination that continues
to grip the collector?
The 2008 Volkmanntreffen will explore whether there is really nothing new,
nothing still unknown. In their different ways, without speculation and drawing on
new and the very latest sources, Michael Franses, Elena Tsareva and Jürg
Rageth will report on references, relationships, and pattern transport. Volkmar
Enderlein will address a group of flatweaves that is so far not particularly prized
by collectors. And Martha Henze will follow up traces that lead to Africa.
The contributions of selected collectors talking about a kilim of their own
choice should be particularly delightful. Each of these “Connoisseurs Choice”
kilims will be shown to participants in situ. In this way, the entire breadth and
scope of the world of the kilim can be comprehended via already known, but also
some previously unknown, pieces.
Kilim in two parts, Divle, East
Central Anatolia, 18th century.
Prammer Collection
Central Anatolia, 18th century.
Prammer Collection
Kilim, Eskisehir, Sivrihisar, Central
Anatolia, circa. 17th century.
Prammer Collection
Anatolia, circa. 17th century.
Prammer Collection