INTERWOVEN JOURNEYS
Interwoven Journeys: The Michael Abbott collection of Asian art celebrates the many remarkable gifts to Art Gallery of South Australia from South Australian barrister Michael Abbott, AO KC.
Image: installation view at Interwoven Journeys: The Michael Abbott collection of Asian art, Art Gallery of South Australia. Image courtesy of Saul Steed
In Asia, Abbott developed a fascination for textiles — their materiality, meaning and capacity to carry rich cultural traditions. Interwoven Journeys invites visitors to experience the breadth of South Asian and South East Asian art and includes a focus on Balinese, Sumatran and Javanese textiles, including the oldest known complete Indonesian batik textile, exhibited for the first time.
Image: Indonesia, West Java, Wrap cloth (Kain Panjang), with motifs known as the 'golden vehicle' (kerata kencana), 1974-1976, Masina workshop, Trusmi Cirebon, West Java, cotton, dyes, hand batik, 105.0 x 252.0 cm; Gift of Michael Abbott AO QC through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
The exhibition is complemented by a major publication that describes the way in which Abbott’s generosity has provided a point of convergence for scholars and curators around the world.
Image: Indonesia, West Java, Altar valance (tokwi), with dragon guarding wish-fulfilling pearl, 1900 - 1950, Cirebon, west Java, cotton with dye, tulis hand-drawn batik, 106.0 x 101.0 cm; Gift of Michael Abbott AO QC through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
Running until 2 Jul 2023, don't miss the chance to see Interwoven Journeys: The Michael Abbott collection of Asian art. Find out more HERE.
Image: installation view at Interwoven Journeys: The Michael Abbott collection of Asian art, Art Gallery of South Australia. Image courtesy of Saul Steed
In Asia, Abbott developed a fascination for textiles — their materiality, meaning and capacity to carry rich cultural traditions. Interwoven Journeys invites visitors to experience the breadth of South Asian and South East Asian art and includes a focus on Balinese, Sumatran and Javanese textiles, including the oldest known complete Indonesian batik textile, exhibited for the first time.
Image: Indonesia, West Java, Wrap cloth (Kain Panjang), with motifs known as the 'golden vehicle' (kerata kencana), 1974-1976, Masina workshop, Trusmi Cirebon, West Java, cotton, dyes, hand batik, 105.0 x 252.0 cm; Gift of Michael Abbott AO QC through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
The exhibition is complemented by a major publication that describes the way in which Abbott’s generosity has provided a point of convergence for scholars and curators around the world.
Image: Indonesia, West Java, Altar valance (tokwi), with dragon guarding wish-fulfilling pearl, 1900 - 1950, Cirebon, west Java, cotton with dye, tulis hand-drawn batik, 106.0 x 101.0 cm; Gift of Michael Abbott AO QC through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2012. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
Running until 2 Jul 2023, don't miss the chance to see Interwoven Journeys: The Michael Abbott collection of Asian art. Find out more HERE.