Monday, June 9, 2008

Persian Piled Bags


When I go to an Asian or tribal arts show where John Collins of The Collins Gallery is displaying his rugs and after a hale greeting I pick up and flip through the printed catalog he makes specifically for the show. Every year the quality of these catalogs has improved thanks to his farsighted use of digital printing technology.

After these one-off catalogs and in part due to to the successful sales exhibition of an important private collection he has released his first commercial publication in 15 years. Persian Piled Weaving: A Collection of Non-Urban Piled Bags shows 47 Persian piled pieces and includes close-ups of the back of the rugs, with Collins' usual quality technical analysis and commentary similar to his other publications.