Ruth Asawa made hundreds of masks of her San ... - The Art …
2022年7月5日 · He remembers lying down on a covered mattress, having his face smeared with a thin coat of Vaseline and feeling the “cold and creamy” plaster on his skin, starting when he was six or seven ...
The Faces of Ruth Asawa - Ruth Asawa
The focused exhibition, The Faces of Ruth Asawa, curated by Alexander, will feature the masks and three vessels by Asawa’s son Paul Lanier. Hear from Asawa’s family and friends, including mask subjects, about her process making the masks >
Masks | Connections | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
You let your guard or your mask down depending on the company you're in. It allows a freedom. African art curator Yaëlle Biro and arms and armor curator Dirk Breiding discuss the ways in which masks empower their wearers.
Optical Illusion: Can you find the lost mask in this museum?
2024年8月25日 · A mask went missing in a museum, and readers were prompted to find it within seconds. Through observations and attention to detail, the mask was eventually spotted hidden with one of the visitors.
Death Masks of the Famous - Kuriositas
2022年5月21日 · The making of a death mask is a messy business – literally. They are difficult to make and the best position for the corpse is not lying down but sat up (as you can see in the picture). The shift from sculpture to masks came about in the Middle Ages when the art of waxwork and plaster casting became more sophisticated.
African Masks That Cast a Critical Gaze on the Museum
2018年9月19日 · For this exhibition, you present viewers with museum-owned African masks. How does your work attempt to return these masks to the body, or provide the objects a bodily presence?
African Masks in Museums: Unmasking the Beauty and Mystery
2023年10月14日 · Across the pond, the British Museum in London proudly showcases its own collection of African masks. The exhibition, aptly named "Hidden Treasures: Unmasking Africa," delves into the cultural significance of these masks while exploring the complex relationship between African art and colonial history.
Playing to the Gallery: Masks, Masquerade, and Museums
This paper explores the complexities surrounding the display of African masks in museums, particularly focusing on the implications of absence — such as the loss of context and bodily involvement in the viewing experience.
Behind the masks: Five ‘masks’ from PHM’s collection
2021年3月18日 · This month is the anniversary of the UK’s first national lockdown, and we’ve a treat of a long read from People’s History Museum’s (PHM) Senior Visitor Services’ Callum White, uncovering a selection of masks and mask related objects from birth to death, from alien and nurse to Tony ‘Bliar’ which were already present in the museum ...
See the Standout Face Masks Commissioned by Museums
2020年8月11日 · Here are some of the shining examples of museums that have mined their collections, enlisted exhibiting artists, or cleverly deployed slogans to protect their visitors and staffs in style. These understated color-field-style masks from the Aldrich are part of a bigger picture—literally.