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Tag Archives: Art
2013: A Brief History of Architecture in Guatemala
A still from Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa’s performance piece Breve Historia de la Arquitectura en Guatemala (2013). The performers are Diego Sagastume and Jennifer De León.
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Architecture, Art, Christianity, Colonialism, Guatemala, Maya, Native Americans, Naufus Ramirez-Figueroa, Performance Art
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1529: Fortifications
In 1527, a republican government was established in the city-state of Florence after residents ousted the ruling Medici family. The pope at the time, Clement VII, was himself a Medici—and he took affront at the rebellion and resolved to capture … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Architecture, Art, Drawing, Emperor Charles V, Italy, LGBT, Michelangelo, Pope Clement VII, War
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6th Century BC: Mouthpiece
This silver-gilt mouthpiece comes from Cyprus and dates from the late 5th or 6th century BC. It would have been placed on the the mouth of a dead body as part of the burial process.
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Tagged 5th Century BC, 6th Century BC, Art, Cyprus, Death, Sculpture
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1799: Nine Family Heads
In the late 18th century, a physician from northern Africa named Saidi Saeed Abdoul Naim assembled this book of practices for dealing with physical, mental, and spiritual ailments. It also includes sections on secret alphabets, divination by sand, magic, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century, Africa, Art, Books, Demons, Magic, Medicine, Saidi Saeed Abdoul Naim
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2018: The Sky
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1998: Beyond the Skin
Inga hears from a friend that there is an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, and decides to go see it. She thinks for a moment and recalls that the museum is on 53rd Street, so she walks to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990's, 2000's, 20th Century, 21st Century, Andy Clark, Art, Australia, Conceptual Art, David Chalmers, Great Britain, Iceland, Katrín Sigurdardóttir, Museums, New York City, Philosophy, Scotland, Women
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1970: Wet Paint
Adrian Piper: Catalysis III (1970)
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Tagged 1970's, 20th Century, Adrian Piper, African-Americans, Art, Conceptual Art, USA, Women
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