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22 Jul 2026 Conversations with Tyler Andrew Graham-Dixon on Vermeer, a Forgotten Sect, and Underrated Artists
“One of the very few things I have bought in the last 10 years was a Mennonite textile made somewhere in the southern states of America out of little bits of the black suits of the mourning costumes of the men. A beautiful thing, and it was, I think, $1,000.”
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- 22 Jul 2026
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…Textiles are grossly underpriced, I think, relative to aesthetic quality. I agree. Actually, funnily enough, that’s a very good point. One of the very few things I have bought in the last 10 years was a Mennonite textile made somewhere in the southern states of America out of little bits of the black suits of the mourning costumes of the men. A beautiful thing, and it was, I think, $1,000. Goodness knows how long it took to make. It’s a beautiful thing. It’s like an abstract work of art. Absolutely. No, I agree. That’s the thing with art, once you find a corner that you like—that’s why I have to not get too involved. Because if I did— You’d do nothing else.…
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