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Mochica, North Coast, possibly La Mina, Forehead Ornament with Feline Head and Octopus Tentacles Ending in Catfish Heads, 100 – 800 A.D., gold, chrysocolla, and shells. MUSEO DE LA NACIÓN, LIMA, PHOTO ©DANIEL GIANNONI.
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The Art That Made Peru Peru

By Posted 03/21/13

Three millennia, 350 objects, and one national identity are featured in an ambitious show at Montreal’s Museum of Fine Arts Read More

Tiki, 19th century, from the Marquesas Islands.
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The Polynesian Connection?

By Posted 06/28/12

Polynesian objects were given equal status with Gauguin’s work in a groundbreaking and subversive exhibition Read More

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Looks Like Teen Spirit

By Posted 05/01/10

Thirty artists revisit the legacy of grunge-rock pioneer Kurt Cobain, leader of the band Nirvana. Read More

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The Hidden Sargent

By Posted 05/01/01

A recent show asked new questions about John Singer Sargent: Was he homosexual? Did his sense of "otherness" make him sympathetic to his Jewish clients? Read More