Beauty is worse than wine; it intoxicates both the holder and beholder- Aldous Huxley. It is safe to say that whatever fashion or beauty trend is in vogue now has a history of existence, and as such, ...
Even while museums are closed due to the coronavirus, art matters in our lives. In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with ...
“African Twilight” two-volume, slipcased set by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, $150 at Rizzoli Bookstore.Annie Wermiel/NY Post For decades, photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have ...
In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. Formidable masks played a vital role in the warrior ...
afamain copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. What is the meaning of masks and masquerades in African traditions and how can we understand their role in rituals and performances ...
It seems no museum collection is complete without a few token African masks. Many of us have glimpsed them walking between exhibits, but few of us know what role they actually play to the many ...
“Disguise: Masks and Global African Art” is an exhibition about identity, which is unremarkable when questions of identity have been front and center for artists for more than a quarter-century. What ...
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