Above: Anna Bascou 's installation at 'Lost in Lace' consists of a cotton screen created using Alencon lace technique and a hovering bed of cotton and feathers 'Jardin de li' that floats above a brass wire version of 'Le May' an erotic 16th century poem.
Above: 'After the dream' by Chiharu Shiota Below After the dream being installed.
Tonight a major exhibition celebrating lace opens at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, curated by Lesley Miller. The exhibition has brought together 20 leading international artists who practice in many different art/craft disciplines. It is a visual spectacle that will challenging and inspiring our ideas about lace. The exhibition runs until the 19th of February 2012.
