In the second post in a new series, “Art Following Epidemics,” Andrea Kirsh explores a propaganda painting commissioned by Napoleon during the bubonic plague.
Read MoreIn this 30 minute episode of Artblog Radio, Roberta speaks with Pew fellow and Percussion Director of Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, Hafez Kotain, whose mission is to teach about his culture, connect others through culture, and spread the joy of music!
Read MoreNatalie Sandstrom reviews “Make Room For Me” at Little Berlin, a video- and photography-heavy show featuring eleven Middle/ Near Eastern queer and femme identifying artists.
Read MoreThe University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology hosts a powerful exhibition that juxtaposes work of contemporary Syrian artist Issam Hourbaj with antiquities from the regions of Iraq and Syria. The result is a meditation on loss and destruction that emphasizes the human face of the complex past and present of this region.
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