The Art of Healing: Conjuring the Supernatural
Animal-shaped incense burners were used in ancient Costa Rica to seek healing from another world.
Animal-shaped incense burners were used in ancient Costa Rica to seek healing from another world.
GSK Curatorial Research Fellow Ãngel Gonzalez describes the role of “the flayed one,” a Mesoamerican god that could both send or cure sickness.
Artist José Bedia portrays a saint of health and healing often described as showing no mercy to the arrogant but providing solace to the afflicted.
Many African artists and spiritual practitioners are more than willing to incorporate other ideas into their practice to strengthen their potency.
The twin brothers portrayed in a treasured early Italian painting in the NCMA’s collection were surgeons who gave free medical care during times of plague.
The appeal of locations somewhat off the beaten path has drawn artists with a siren song of affordable living, access to nature, and rich cultural opportunities.
Durham couple's gift of African art to local museums carries an enormous educational and cultural value.
A Durham couple, former Peace Corps volunteers in Africa, have donated outstanding works from their collection.
Images that a Tarboro man sent home during his travels hint at what outsiders may have thought about Africa a century ago.
The NCMA's surprising exhibition, The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe and Contemporary Art, explores the verdant legacy of artistic influence, something that's always beyond a legend's control.
Ever wonder what drives artists to create as they do? Four painters and one sculptor tell us what they think of artistic expression and, in the process, offer insight into their own works at the NCMA.
Mystery hangs over our early English portraits, and none is more mysterious than that of the brash young man in flashy armor and fanciful red earring…