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How Islamic art history has been constrained by colonialism, war, and Western epistemologies; and how it calls for a fundamental rethinking of the field.
The ubiquitous street art, depicting portraits of Ho Chi Minh, flying pigeons, and people waving the national flag, reminded me that this year marks the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s reunification in ...
Black Earth Rising’ is a reminder that the climate catastrophe is often felt most keenly by the populations who bare least responsibility for it ...
Other landmark shows of First Nation artists this summer include Duane Linklater at Camden Art Centre and Santiago Yahuarcani ...
Studying the works of these old masters allows us to understand the evolution of Indian art, the interplay of cultural influences, and the artistic responses to colonialism and nationalism.
Tate Modern changed how we experience art, staging both memorable traditional and innovative exhibitions, from Picasso and Matisse to Eliasson’s “Weather Project”.
Few contemporary artists challenge the narratives of Western art history as provocatively and playfully as Kent Monkman. The artist has spent decades confronting the colonial gaze from inside of ...
The PhD in arts of the Americas emphasizes the cross-cultural circulation of visual culture in the Americas from ancient to contemporary times. Our program encourages students to think across ...
"Dahomey," a formally inventive documentary, traces the journey across continents of 26 artworks looted from the West African Kingdom of Dahomey that, in 2021, were returned to the modern-day ...
Black Earth Rising: Colonialism and Climate Change in Contemporary Art Ekow Eshun, Anna Arabindan-Kesson, Macaranea Gómez-Barris ...
Prof. Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci's latest publication, A Mediterranean History of Modern Art: Tension between History and Metahistory (Volume 1), builds upon the author's critical scholarship on ...