Nyetimber’s Post

It's easy to overlook a piece of art when surrounded by many other artworks, especially when it's this small! 🧐 This red-figure squat oil flask (lekythos) decorated with a swan is one of those pieces. It's these types of pieces where you have to ask yourself, "Why is it so small? Did they really only put oil in this thing? And what's the significance of the swan?" Ask these questions! Engage with the art and start the conversation, maybe you'll get new insight. 😉🦢 Attica, Greece; Classical period, ca. 450-400 BCE Ceramic vessel Tampa Museum of Art, Joseph Veach Noble Collection, 1986.082

Have a read of the blog I wrote on this extraordinary piece made exclusively at George Smith!

I can't wait ro learn more about this with CGTN team!

A leaf from a journey's diary - Rethinking museums We understand museums as having a determinate form and recognise them as containers with contents inside. For the historic European museum this is even more so the case. Can’t it be different and, if we can change it, how might it look? The splendidly beautiful porcelain works of Chinese artist Lei Xue would be a good analogy to explain possible or likely futures for the historic European museum. Lei Xue has created a contemporary blend of tradition and modern consumption aesthetics by combining traditional Chinese porcellain techniques with soda-can forms. As tradition is grafted onto everyday consumption objects so can our understanding of the past be shaped by contemporary values. As traditional craftsmanship and materials are shaped into objects inspired by throw-aways from every day life so can the historic European museum reinvent intself in the contemporary. Let’s not forget that museums need artists not just to present them to their publics but to help them reinvent themselves. #innovatingthepast #historicmaterials #contemporarynarratives

JOSHUA SEARLE MUSEO DEL ORO ROBADO MUSEUM OF STOLEN GOLD THU 13 JUN - SAT 10 AUG DAWN TO MIDNIGHT EXHIBITION (VIEW FROM 37 DAVEY STREET FRONT) CUBE 37, GLASS CUBE GALLERY Image: Joshua Searle, (installation detail) Joshua Searle (Australian/Colombian) examines and unpacks Pre- Columbian artefacts held in museum collections encountered through texts, as a means to further understand his own diasporic history and identity as an Australian-Colombian. From an initial examination of collective cultural identity and societal impact to a more individual personal exploration, this exhibition includes paintings exploring practices of institutional collecting and impact of colonisation. Searle undertakes a process of reclamation of his own identity as part of the colonial diaspora, and of the works themselves. Museo del Oro Robado (Museum of Stolen Gold) is a critique of institutionalised practices of theft. For the artist ‘stolen gold’ refers to both the literal and metaphoric gold taken by colonisation.

Part of what makes a house museum so intriguing is not the expected, on-theme collections, but the oddities. The objects that stand out and make an impact just for being so very different from the rest of a collection. Delving into the stories of the quirkiest objects is insightful and sometimes silly, providing real context to the people who built and inhabited these homes. From objects to architectural details, explore 10 quirky items at different Historic Artists' Homes and Studios and National Trust Historic Sites across the country. https://ow.ly/Oqxk50Ts4kq

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Every artifact tells a story. Our museum storage preserves and protects these artifacts, ensuring they speak as vividly today as they did centuries ago. From ancient scrolls to contemporary sculptures, our systems support optimal preservation conditions and enhance exhibit readiness. Discover how to redefine the future by protecting the past: https://hubs.la/Q02rGJT80

Is it a coincidence that I saw my mentors in the Greek philosophers' marble busts at the British Museum, London? Prof. Schalk le Roux, Johann de Wet, Prof. Joe Kemp, Prof. Hans Wegelin. To my fellow designers - who shaped your abilities the most? Let me know in the comments. #retaildesign #retailarchitect #revitalisationarchitecture

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