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Discovering some of world history’s missing links

In the late 1970s, when Candice Goucher began researching African metalwork, she had the field practically to herself. “I’m recognized as being kind of an old timer in terms of research on African ironworking,” said Goucher, professor of history at … Continue reading

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ENVIRONMENT AS ART EXPERIENCE: Geography and architecture inspire Avantika Bawa’s installations.

Visitors entering the gallery see jagged swaths of color—the earthy colors found in topographical maps of the San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Fault line in California. Rumbling sounds of tremors and earthquakes interrupt the silence. It is as if … Continue reading

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