ONLINE MUSEUM OF INDONESIAN IKAT TEXTILES
CURATOR: Dr PETER TEN HOOPEN BROWSE FROM:
BOOK LAUNCH
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 13 October 2018
Steven G. Alpert during his keynote speech, illustrated with examples from the Pusaka Collection. Photo Dexter ten Hoopen.
In the realm of traditional Indonesian art forms, Steven G. Alpert is a legendary field collector, author, negotiant, scholar, and award-winning author. Many of his former pieces and collections have entered the public domain, and that achievement is best reflected in Eyes of the Ancestors, a book on selected pieces from the collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, co-edited with the eminent anthropologist, Dr. Reimar Schefold, professor emeritus of cultural anthropology and sociology of Indonesia at Leiden University, and the famous ethnographer of the Mentawai islands. Nearly fifty years ago, Steven Alpert was privileged to be received by a small number of 'grandfathers' and 'grandmothers', who were the last survivors of a generation that had come of age before the consolidation of European colonialism and modernity. Such persons were his companions and mentors, and it is to these elders and their remarkable creations that his praise and our appreciation is ultimately dedicated and due.
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| Prof. Dr. Renée Steenbergen, board member of Royal Asian Arts Society of the Netherlands (KKVAK) accepting the first copy at the end of a live interview. Photo Pieter Ariëns Kappers. |
The keynote speaker in professorial mode, inspiring as always. Photo Dexter ten Hoopen. | |||
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| The tradional tea break, where old friendships are revived, new acquaintances are made and much wisdom is exchanged. |
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| Brisk business in the book trade. Photo Dexter ten Hoopen. | Ineke ten Hoopen, showing off a rare ikated turban cloth from Amanuban, and illustrious illusionist Paul Philippart sporting a cream linen jacket. Photo Dexter ten Hoopen. |
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| Hard core Indonesian textile lovers recovering form the launch at Sama Sebo. From left to right along the table: Steven Alpert, Renée Steenbergen, invisible Georges Breguet, Jet Bakels and Raymond Corbey, Ineke ten Hoopen, Rolf Immler, Rudolf Smend, Finette Lemaire, Reimar Schefold, Nico de Jonge, Marianne van Vuuren, Cees Zwartenkot and the author. Photo Steve Groff. |
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