Hidden behind pyramid-like mounds of construction dirt and tucked deep inside the innermost chamber of the North Carolina Museum of Art lies a little piece of ancient history. Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from The British Museum is nestled like a tiny, mysterious jewel on the museum’s ground floor and is a shiny […]
Clarice Moran
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Recent photography at the N.C.M.A.
The 21st century has come in a sudden rush to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Beyond the massive construction site that will soon give way to a $138 million expansion and state-of-the-art addition, lies a collection of 23 large-scale photographs by 13 artists that push the boundaries of contemporary art and demonstrate […]
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Countercultural revolution
Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art Through Feb. 18, 2007 684-5135, nasher.duke.edu It has been only 30 years since the official end of China’s Cultural Revolution, but in that short span, a generation of a new kind of soldier has emerged. These anarchists have formed a […]