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Arts
fromThe Washington Post
6 days ago

In a stunning Smithsonian exhibit, artist Nick Cave uses stuff to excavate life

Nick Cave's 'Mammoth' exhibition assembles found objects, wearable sculpture, video and installation into a 700-square-foot light-table self-portrait that evokes memory and bodily performance.
History
fromColossal
4 months ago

Antique Writing Desks Converge with African Masks in Sonia E. Barrett's Sculptures

Sonia E. Barrett converts reclaimed Edwardian portable desks into mask-like sculptures confronting European colonial archives and legacies of the Scramble for Africa and slave trade.
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