Alisa LaGamma Interview

Art from Africa’s Equatorial Rainforests

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Eternal Ancestors: The Art of
the Central African Reliquary
October 2, 2007–March 2, 2008
Metropolitan Special Exhibition Galleries, 1st floor
Curator Alisa LaGamma joins Leonard to speak about “Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary,” a special exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

It features sculptures from Africa’s equatorial rainforests and explores how they’ve influenced early 20th century artists.

To learn more about the exhibit, which runs from October 2, 2007 to March 2, 2008, visit the official page and the following analysis African Death

African Origines

Explore ancestral origins of African art at amsterdam news From the heart of Africa’s equatorial rainforest, the Metropolitan Museum presents a special exhibition of acclaimed sculpture on view now through March 2, 2008. This exhibition explores the significance of the works presented in their countries of... read more at African Origines