If you’re a fan of African textiles, you have to make a trip to The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design Without End at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit is devoted to textiles created by artists in West Africa, from the earliest documented pieces to classic designs, and how they’ve influenced contemporary art. 

Seydou Keïta (Malian, 1921(?)–2001)
Untitled [Olympia], 1956–57, print 1996 
Gelatin silver print; 15 3/8 x 21 3/4 in. (39.1 x 55.2 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Anonymous Gift, 1997.

Seydou Keïta (Malian, 1921(?)–2001)
Untitled [Seated Woman with Chevron Print Dress], 1956, print 1997 
Gelatin silver print; 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60.96 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Joseph and Ceil Mazer Foundation Inc. Gift, 1997 (1997.364)

Two works by Atta Kwami – Vane, 2006 (left) and Tsito, 2006 (right). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Janet Lee Kadesky Ruttenberg Fund, in honor of Colta Ives, 2008 

Tags: African textiles, Metropolitan Museum of Art, West Africa

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