This exhibition delved into the captivating world of West African textile art. It presented a vibrant collection of fabrics from Ghana, Mali, and Ivory Coast, highlighting both traditional bogolan and modern batik methods. Visitors could experience the deep cultural symbolism and narrative language embedded in these artworks, offering a unique insight into Africa's collective memory.
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This exhibition explores the fascinating world of textile art from West Africa, specifically focusing on fabrics from Ghana, Mali, and Ivory Coast. It showcases both traditional techniques like bogolan and modern methods such as batik, revealing the symbolic and narrative language embedded in these culturally rich textiles.
The exhibition 'El lenguaje de las telas' (The Language of Fabrics) unveils a rich and often overlooked universe within the textile art of West Africa. It delves into the fascinating cultural and artistic production of this region, presenting fabrics from Ghana, Mali, and Ivory Coast. Visitors will encounter both ancestral techniques, such as the traditional bogolan (mud cloth), and more contemporary methods like batik, which literally envelop the museum space with their artistic significance. The decorative motifs that adorn these fabrics are more than mere patterns; they form a narrative language deeply rooted in the history and mythology of each people, serving as a vital part of Africa's collective memory. This exhibition also offers a unique opportunity to view rarely displayed pieces from the museum's own collections, specifically featuring works from the Senufo culture of Africa.
The exhibition was inaugurated on February 15th, 2018. Details regarding specific ticketing or admission requirements for this past exhibition are not provided on the page, but it was a project of the Asociación Cultural Mamah África and the National Museum of Anthropology.
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