{"id":1532,"date":"2019-01-24T10:28:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T15:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2019-01-24T10:28:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T15:28:40","slug":"more-than-an-object-engaging-the-broader-context-of-african-art-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/2019\/01\/more-than-an-object-engaging-the-broader-context-of-african-art-teaser\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than An Object: Engaging the Broader Context of African Art TEASER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1550\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-25-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-25-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-25-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-25-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-25-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/miamioh.edu\/cca\/art-museum\/exhibitions\/19spg-mtao\/index.html\"><em>More Than an Object: Engaging the Broader Context of African Art<\/em><\/a><\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>McKie Gallery<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Exhibition Fast Facts<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8th Annual Senior Capstone Exhibition<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10 Students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">27 objects from permanent collections<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Features never before seen African Masks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open Jan 29-Jun 8<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FREE &amp; OPEN to ALL<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>More Than An Object<\/em> attempts to resituate objects from across the African continent within the original cultural framework in which they were once part. The pieces on display in this exhibition were not created to be presented in a Western sense of the word \u201cart.\u201d Rather, these objects were made to interact within a broader creative interface, whether for ceremonial purpose, market intent or everyday applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Such a focus will highlight the ways in which African cultures actually use, perform, and produce art within the changing landscapes in which they live. <em>More Than An Object<\/em> demonstrates how functionality gives rise to form without losing sight of the crucial place aesthetics and artistic expression occupy within traditional-based cultures. By shifting focus to the broader context of African art, this exhibition seeks to engage the ways in which art and life are intimately connected on the continent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>More Than An Object: Engaging the Broader Context of African Art<\/em> is the culminating work of the Fall 2018 Art &amp; Architecture History Senior Capstone seminar taught by Dr. Jordan Fenton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Capstone Participants 2018-19:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caroline Bastian, Sarah Brown, Alexus Chavana, Shuting Chen, Mary Connor, Halsey Hill, Lauren Leibold, Amanda Messeri, Katie Moore, and Margaux Newell<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the exhibition will not be open to the public until January 29, here are some teaser pictures of the different pieces on display. Make sure to come see everything in person! Each piece has unique contextualization including photographs and video directly rom field studies as well as interesting comparative images of similar works found at museums all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1539\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1539\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-20-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-20-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-20-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tanzania; <em>Maasai Wedding Necklace,<\/em> 20th Century; Leather, beads, and metal; Gift of Mrs. Charles Burton Fahs in memory of Dr. Charles Burton Fahs; 1980.7.18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1537\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1537\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-18-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-18-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-18-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ethiopia; <em>Healing Scroll<\/em>, 19th Century; Vellum; Gift of Orpha Webster; 1976.L.7.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1540\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1540\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-21-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-21-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa, Nigerian; <em>Ekpe Masquerade Costume<\/em>, 2016; Various fibers including raffia; Miami University Art Museum Purchase; 2016.16<br \/>Right: Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa, Nigerian; <em>Ebonko Masquerade Costume<\/em>, 2018; Various fibers including raffia; Miami University Art Museum Purchase; 2018.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1538\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1538\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-19-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-19-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/files\/2019\/01\/unnamed-19-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bamana people, Mali; <em>Bogolanfini (Mud cloth)<\/em>, Collected after 1950; cotton; Gift of Walter I. Farmer; 1976.T.6.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>More Than an Object: Engaging the Broader Context of African Art McKie Gallery Exhibition Fast Facts 8th Annual Senior Capstone Exhibition 10 Students 27 objects <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/2019\/01\/more-than-an-object-engaging-the-broader-context-of-african-art-teaser\/\" title=\"More Than An Object: Engaging the Broader Context of African Art TEASER\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1970,"featured_media":1506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_s2mail":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-reflections"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1970"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1532"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1556,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532\/revisions\/1556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/art-museum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}