Efforts to Decolonize: The Royal Museum for Central Africa
Essay - 6 pages - Art history
Decolonizing museums and colonialism have been major subjects of conversation, and the Royal Museum for Central Africa, commonly known as AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, Belgium, has been at the centre of both. The museum was created in 1898 with the intention of presenting the history, culture, and...
Modern art: Marcel Duchamp
Essay - 4 pages - Art history
How does one define art? Is it the feelings a piece of art gives you, or perhaps the awe of the artist's skill? But feelings of admiration are subjective and cannot be used alone to assume what constitutes art. To try and define art, one must not only look at traditional paintings and...