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Meghann O’Brien © Stasia Garraway

Meghann O’Brien: Weaving the Art World Together

Meghann O’Brien, also known as Jaad Kuujus (“Dear Woman” in Haida language), is an artist of Kwakwaka’wakw, Haida, and Irish descent. Her work, which is anchored in wool and cedar...

Meghann O’Brien: Weaving the Art World Together

Meghann O’Brien, also known as Jaad Kuujus (“Dear Woman” in Haida language), is an artist of Kwakwaka’wakw, Haida, and Irish descent. Her work, which is anchored in wool and cedar...

Interior of the Casa Museo Joaquín López Antay

Casa Museo Joaquín López Antay: Honoring family...

Retablos represent the culture, traditions and daily activities in wooden boxes painted with vibrant colors in the Ayacucho region of central Peru. In 1942, Joaquín López Antay created the first Ayacucho retablo,...

Casa Museo Joaquín López Antay: Honoring family...

Retablos represent the culture, traditions and daily activities in wooden boxes painted with vibrant colors in the Ayacucho region of central Peru. In 1942, Joaquín López Antay created the first Ayacucho retablo,...

Left: Lucy M. Lewis, c. 1950. Via http://taosartschool.org/ Right: Bowl, Lucy M. Lewis (1985), New Mexico Clay, slip, 19.1 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm Brooklyn Museum 2002.64.2

The Ceramics of Lucy M. Lewis: Tradition and In...

Lucy M. Lewis was a potter from the Acoma Pueblo (New Mexico) who took inspiration in archaeological ceramics which she adapted and reinterpreted. In doing so, she pioneered contemporary Acoma...

The Ceramics of Lucy M. Lewis: Tradition and In...

Lucy M. Lewis was a potter from the Acoma Pueblo (New Mexico) who took inspiration in archaeological ceramics which she adapted and reinterpreted. In doing so, she pioneered contemporary Acoma...

 Ambā, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh (India), 1034 C.E. Marble,

The Name of the Gods: the Stakes of Using Sansk...

Once out of the temple, does Sanskrit, the language of the gods, resonate in the same way in museums halls, in auction houses and in the pages of scientific works?...

The Name of the Gods: the Stakes of Using Sansk...

Once out of the temple, does Sanskrit, the language of the gods, resonate in the same way in museums halls, in auction houses and in the pages of scientific works?...

Benin Bronze, Edo artist, oba head, Metropolitan Museum of art

Between Restitution and Repatriation: Benin Bro...

European museums are scrutinized for the actions they took (or did not take) in favor of restitution. Since March 2021, many institutions both in the UK and in Germany have...

Between Restitution and Repatriation: Benin Bro...

European museums are scrutinized for the actions they took (or did not take) in favor of restitution. Since March 2021, many institutions both in the UK and in Germany have...

Honest Review: The Olmecs at the Musée du Quai Branly

Honest Review: The Olmecs at the Musée du Quai ...

Planned for 2020 and victim of successive lockdowns in Paris, the exhibition The Olmecs and the civilizations of the gulf of Mexicore was open at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac...

Honest Review: The Olmecs at the Musée du Quai ...

Planned for 2020 and victim of successive lockdowns in Paris, the exhibition The Olmecs and the civilizations of the gulf of Mexicore was open at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac...