Good morning! ⛅ I'm back after a much needed staycation. Today, we have a story about how an artist h
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Good morning! ⛅ I’m back after a much needed staycation. Today, we have a story about how an artist helped to identify a stolen 18th-century sculpture that the museum later repatriated to India, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera was detained for the third time in a week, and a streaming list for all the Ronald Reagan haters.
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A Looted Statue Gets Repatriated
Figure of Annapoorna (Benares, India, 18th century), artist unknown (photo by Don Hall)
Figure of Annapoorna (Benares, India, 18th century), artist unknown (photo by Don Hall)
While preparing for her upcoming exhibition at the MacKenzie Art Gallery at the University of Regina, Canadian artist Divya Mehra uncovered the colonial history behind a misidentified 18th-century statue in its collection.
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