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This exhibition will explore the dialogue between figuration and abstraction in the post-war decades, provide an in depth look at the persistence of figuration in the wake of Abstract Expressionism, and trace its enduring legacy up to our own time. Comprised largely of works on paper, the show will...
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Nubia, a region of Africa that today occupies southern Egypt and Northern Sudan, has a long and glorious past. There, in the valley of the Nile, a sequence of ancient civilizations flourished over a span of more than six thousand years, leaving behind the remains of towns and cities, cemeteries,...
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During this critical time for Iran and the Arab world, as national and personal identities are being dismantled and rebuilt, contemporary photography reflects the complexities of unprecedented change. One of the most significant trends to emerge recently is the work of women photographers, whose...
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The industrial revolution sparked a divide between town and country. As the nineteenth century progressed, cities transformed into metropolises—busy hubs of enterprise with ever-growing populations and places of unexpected encounter, sophistication, danger, oppression, and alluring...
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Of all the cities of the world, Venice stands apart. The city boasts a remarkable physical setting: clusters of islands and canals in a tidal lagoon off the Adriatic Sea. As visitors well know, the constant presence of moving water creates spectacular reflections of bridges and buildings as well as...
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, houses one of the world’s finest collections of ancient Egyptian art. The first Egyptian antiquities, acquired in 1872, were some 4,800 items collected in Egypt by Robert Hay of Scotland and later donated to the museum by Bostonian C. Granville Way. In the...
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This exhibition celebrates the interconnected roles of fashion’s makers, the models who wear their designs, and the media that disseminate those looks to the world. Drawing on the MFA’s rich collection of costumes, fashion illustration, and photography, the exhibition will explore the...
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Images of fashion exploded in the 20th century with the proliferation of ready-to-wear and glossy fashion magazines. As photography gradually became the medium of choice for fashion advertising, artists who worked by hand began to emphasize interpretation and impression over pure likeness. A...
The images in this exhibition showcase the beauty and ingenuity of American automotive design during the decades following World War II, a landmark period in car styling. Providing a rare glimpse into the creative process behind the scenes at some of Detroit’s premiere car companies, they...