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Art And... Podcast: Episode 2

From 10th-Century Indian Temple to 21st-Century Western Gallery

In this episode of Art And..., join Mollie Wohlforth '19 as she and fellow student guide Anya Nandkeolyar '19 discuss a 10th-century statue of Ganesha from Madhya Pradesh. Listen as they discuss the experience of seeing the sculpture within its original context versus a 21st-century gallery space, and the debate surrounding the placement of non-Western religious objects within Western museum contexts.

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Unknown (Indian), Dancing Ganesha (detail), 800-099 CE
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Petegorsky/Gipe - VIEW OBJECT DETAILS