Exhibition Walk-through: "Particular Histories"

The Fowler Museum at UCLA explores global arts and cultures with an emphasis on Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas—past and present. The Fowler enhances understanding and appreciation of the diverse peoples, cultures, and religions of the world through dynamic exhibitions, publications, and public programs, informed by interdisciplinary approaches and the perspectives of the cultures represented. Also featured is the work of international contemporary artists presented within the complex frameworks of politics, culture and social action. The Fowler provides exciting, informative and thought-provoking exhibitions and events for the UCLA community and the people of greater Los Angeles and beyond.

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Exhibition Walk-through: Curator Carlee S. Forbes on "Particular Histories: Provenance Research in African Arts"

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We are thrilled to welcome our enthusiastic visitors once again to the Fowler’s innovative exhibitions! Spend some time in our galleries and enjoy that particular alchemy of art, people, and ideas mixing together in the physical space of the museum. Join us for an exhibition walk-through with curator Carlee S. Forbes of our new exhibition, <a href="https://fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/particular-histories/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Particular Histories: Provenance Research in African Arts</a>.Provenance research (an investigation of an artwork’s past ownerships) traces the movement of a given object through different cultural, economic, and political contexts. Particular Histories presents five provenance case studies drawn from African material dating to the early 20th century that came to the Fowler Museum from the collection of Sir Henry Wellcome (1853–1936). The exhibition highlights recent findings—made through a combination of conservation, material science, archival research, and curatorial methods—that shed light on shifting perceptions of the objects’ value over time and offer some surprising revelations: from fictions concocted to assert certain works’ “authenticity” to new understanding of how some artists developed innovative designs tailored to local and foreign buyers.Image: Unidentified artist (Akan, Ghana); weight for measuring gold, before 1904; copper alloy; Fowler Museum at UCLA, X65.9719; Gift of the Wellcome Trust

Exhibition Walk-through: "Particular Histories"

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