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THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN OR LOOTED AFRICAN ARTS - Afrikanet.info
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:56:30 GMT
THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN OR LOOTED AFRICAN ARTSAfrikanet.info, Germany - Jul 21, 2008To hijack the cultural icons and objects of a people and pretend that this is in the interest of humanity is cynicism at its worse. African States should ...more

BENIN EXHIBITION IN CHICAGO: CUNO AGREES TO CONSIDER REQUEST - Modern Ghana
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:35:50 GMT
BENIN EXHIBITION IN CHICAGO: CUNO AGREES TO CONSIDER REQUESTModern Ghana, Ghana - Jul 14, 2008Despite all this, Cuno stated that if there were a request for the return of the Benin objects, the Art Institute of Chicago would consider it seriously. ...more

“CULTURE KNOWS NO POLITICAL BORDERS”: ILLUSION OR DECEPTION ON THE ... - Modern Ghana
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:23:56 GMT
“CULTURE KNOWS NO POLITICAL BORDERS”: ILLUSION OR DECEPTION ON THE ...Modern Ghana, Ghana - Jul 20, 2008Many Americans and Europeans talk about the “Heritage of Mankind” but in practice they refuse to return stolen African art objects or even “lend” them to ...more

Toronto Jazz Festival 2008 - All About Jazz
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:16:07 GMT
All About JazzToronto Jazz Festival 2008All About Jazz, PA - 9 hours agoThough not quite the World Saxophone Quartet, this sax summit did reach pinnacles of sound nevertheless, giving Toronto an object lesson in saxophone ...more

Six Hundred Years of Nigerian Culture Surveyed at The Art ... - Art Daily
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:55:51 GMT
Art DailySix Hundred Years of Nigerian Culture Surveyed at The Art ...Art Daily - Jul 9, 2008CHICAGO.- Royal sculptures and regalia from the West African Kingdom of Benin are among the continent’s most historically important works of art. ...more

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