Why 20th-century African art is both the best art you’ll ever experience and not art at all.
At least not in the Western sense. NCMA intern Sarah Frisbie explains.
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The Art of Healing: Conjuring the Supernatural
Animal-shaped incense burners were used in ancient Costa Rica to seek healing from another world.
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The Art of Healing: Desperate Measures
GSK Curatorial Research Fellow Ángel Gonzalez describes the role of "the flayed one," a Mesoamerican god that could both send or cure sickness...
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The Art of Healing: Faith and Affliction
Artist José Bedia portrays a saint of health and healing often described as showing no mercy to the arrogant but providing solace to the afflicted, especially to..
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The Art of Healing: African Fusion
Many African artists and spiritual practitioners are more than willing to incorporate other ideas into their practice to strengthen their potency, and this..
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The Art of Healing: Cat Power for Egypt
The lioness-headed Sekhmet, like many Egyptian deities, had a dual nature: She could not only bring pestilence but also ward off epidemics and illness. Sekhmet..
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The Art of Healing: NCMA Caregivers Are Saints
The twin brothers portrayed in a treasured early Italian painting in the NCMA's collection were surgeons who gave free medical care during times of plague...
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West Building Turns Ten
In the midst of unprecedented challenges for our families, our state, and the world, we look to the light-filled West Building as a beacon of hope to all and look..
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