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May 23, 2013
LECTURE

Thinking Globally: Exploring the MIA's Indian and Southeast Asian Art Collection

7 – 8 p.m.
Pillsbury Auditorium

Presenter: Risha Lee, the MIA's Jane Emison Assistant Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art. The MIA's Indian and Southeast Asian art collection contains many gems of art, produced in a variety of times and places. In an introduction to the collecti...
Exhibition

Barbara Brown
English, born 1932
Crescendo, 1973
Cotton; screenprint
Gift of Richard L. Simmons 98.150.7

Optical Effects: 1970s Printed Textiles

Saturday, September 3, 2011—Sunday, February 26, 2012
Robert and Marlyss White Gallery (281)
Free Exhibition

Striking for their geometric patterns, bold colors, and repetition of form, printed textiles from the 1970s show various contemporary influences, including the Op Art movement and the increasing role of computers in daily life. Their linearity and precision also reflect advancements in textile printing technology.

"Optical Effects: 1970s Printed Textiles" features a selection of fabrics, mainly produced for leading British textile firm Heal's Fabrics, that illustrate the dynamism and gradation of color that characterize this decade. The exhibition includes approximately ten graphically striking textiles from the MIA's collection, with several by top designer Barbara Brown.