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‘The Offbeat Sari’, ‘Styled by Design’, ‘Moon Jar’

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16 May 2023

Episode 605

29 minutes


Photo: Ritika Shah

We head to a new exhibition at London’s Design Museum to find out how the sari has had a makeover and visit a showcase of 20th-century modernist textiles. Plus: we learn how contemporary potters are reimagining Korea’s ceramic moon jar.

16 May 2023

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Chapter 1

‘The Offbeat Sari’ with Priya Khanchandani

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A major exhibition at London’s Design Museum celebrates the complex meanings weaved into the sari and explores what the garment tells us about contemporary India. The exhibition brings together designers and protest groups that have reinvented its image from one rooted in the domestic landscape to a symbol of dynamism and movement on the streets of India’s cities. The Design Museum’s head curator, Priya Khanchandani, joins us in the studio.

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‘Styled by Design’

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We might be familiar with paintings, ceramics or sculptural works by Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth – but what about their work in textiles? A London exhibition by Gray MCA gallery looks at the woven works by some of the 20th century’s most significant artists, as well as their collaborations with influential manufacturers.

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Chapter 3

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‘Moon Jar: The Untold Story’

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Gallerist and curator Lloyd Choi explains the enduring significance of these traditional rounded Korean ceramics.

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