Discovered in China in 1986, the bronze figures and masks on display in this exhibition date back to the ancient Shu Kingdom of the Bronze Age. Although their exaggerated features with huge eyes and strongly curled nostrils are human in inspiration, they show an imagination that had never before been found in early Chinese art. These masks indicate a mature and sophisticated society existing away from the heartland of the then ruling force, the Shang dynasty.
Masks of Mystery
April 16, 2010
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Holy Year at the Palazzo della Cancelleria
March 2, 2010Although Palazzo della Cancelleria is in the city centre it is still Vatican territory, as these two concurrent Holy Year exhibitions testify. The first is devoted to Codex B and other priceless manuscripts from Vatican and foreign libraries which document the translation and the spread of the Gospels in the first centuries of Christianity. The second, entitled ‘History, Religion and Memory’, recreates the political and spiritual climate of the years of the Church, through the display of over 150 archaeological treasures.
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Linda McCartney’s Sixties
February 15, 2010She was Paul’s wife but Linda McCartney had a professional identity of her own. The champion of vegetarianism was also an accomplished photographer. ‘Linda McCartney’s Sixties: Portrait of an Era’ is a collection of pictures that she took during that turbulent decade. It includes portraits of many of the leading musicians of that time – Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones and, of course, the Beatles. Shot in stark black and white, McCartney was able to reveal a poignant side to these guarded celebrities.
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