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| Photography by Tina Weltz |
(News Release)
TORONTO, October 24, 2019 —
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce
the publication of Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz
on
December 2, 2019.
The collection of essays explores
the far-reaching influence this vividly printed and painted cotton
cloth has had on the world, from its origins 5,000 years ago to its
place in fashion and home décor today. The volume is the official
companion to the ROM-original exhibition
The Cloth that Changed the World: India's Painted and Printed Cottons,
which runs from April 4 to September 27, 2020 in Toronto.
"The world would be a drab place without India," says Sarah Fee, editor, Cloth
that Changed the World and ROM Senior
Curator of Eastern Hemisphere Fashion and Textiles. "Our blue
jeans and printed T-shirts trace much of their lineage back to the
ingenuity of India’s cotton printers and dyers. This exhibition and
companion book celebrate how India ‘clothed the world’ in exuberantly
coloured cottons for thousands of years. It explores the art’s
resiliency in the face of modern industrial imitation and shares the
exciting stories of reviving natural dyes and hand skills in India
today.”
Contributing writers include leading experts
Ruth
Barnes, Rosemary Crill, Steven Cohen, Deepali Dewan, Max Dionisio,
Eiluned Edwards, Sarah Fee, Maria João Ferreira, Sylvia
Houghteling, Peter Lee, Hanna Martinsen, Deborah A. Metsger, Alexandra
Palmer, Divia Patel, Giorgio Riello, Rajarshi Sengupta, Philip Sykas,
and João Teles e Cunha, and a
preface by Sven Beckert, Harvard University's
Laird Bell Professor of History.
The striking exhibition
will explore thought-provoking themes, including
the ingenuity, skill and technique of Indian artisans; the adaptation
of chintz for international markets; and the environmental impact of the
global textile industry over time. With a focus on attire and home
furnishings, the exhibition features 80 objects
spanning 10 centuries and four continents. Religious and court banners
for India, monumental gilded wall hangings for elite homes in Europe and
Thailand, and luxury women’s dress for England showcase the versatility
and far-reaching desire for Indian Chintz.
About Sarah Fee (Curator and Editor)
Dr. Sarah Fee is Senior Curator of Eastern Hemisphere fashion and textiles at the Royal Ontario Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology and African studies from Oxford University and the School of Oriental Studies, Paris, and in 2002, guest-curated an exhibition on Madagascar for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art. Today, she continues to focus on Malagasy historic textiles and fashions, in addition to those of Zanzibar and Western India. A research associate at the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, and the Indian Ocean World Centre at McGill University, Fee also teaches at the University of Toronto’s Department of Art. Fee is a past Board Member of the Textile Society of America, and currently sits on the editorial board of the Textile Museum Journal (TMJ).
Dr. Sarah Fee is Senior Curator of Eastern Hemisphere fashion and textiles at the Royal Ontario Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology and African studies from Oxford University and the School of Oriental Studies, Paris, and in 2002, guest-curated an exhibition on Madagascar for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art. Today, she continues to focus on Malagasy historic textiles and fashions, in addition to those of Zanzibar and Western India. A research associate at the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, and the Indian Ocean World Centre at McGill University, Fee also teaches at the University of Toronto’s Department of Art. Fee is a past Board Member of the Textile Society of America, and currently sits on the editorial board of the Textile Museum Journal (TMJ).
About the Publication
Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz
Editor: Sarah Fee
Available at the ROM store starting December 2, 2019.
9 x 12, 272 pages, 300 colour illustrations.
$50.00.
Royal Ontario Museum and Yale University Press.
Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz
Editor: Sarah Fee
Available at the ROM store starting December 2, 2019.
9 x 12, 272 pages, 300 colour illustrations.
$50.00.
Royal Ontario Museum and Yale University Press.
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