Dissolving the hierarchy of objects

06/21/11 Bisa: Potent Presences is an extensive multidisciplinary exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum composed of 150 objects -- a number of them small in size but objects nevertheless. Curated by art critic Patrick Flores, the show is the Philippine response to Self and Other: Portraits from Asia and Europe, a series of exhibitions organized by the Asia-Europe Museums Network (known as ASEMUS).

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Alexander McQueen's 'Savage' designs a huge hit

07/02/11 It looked like the food lines in my hometown of Leningrad. That's how long the line is to get into the hit show "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The waiting time to see the late designer's outlandish creations is displayed on a stand by the ticket counters.

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After Paris, New York and Rome, a Louvre in Kerala?

07/06/11 The Louvre in Paris, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Vatican Museums in Rome could just find themselves rubbing shoulders with a new competitor in the world's top league of museums.

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