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THOMAS MURRAY Nuo Mask Minority Areas, Southwest China Wood, pigment, fiber 19th/ early 20th Century 24 cm / 9.25 in The Nuo mask tradition is rooted in a shamanic/animistic tradition dating back thousands of years and preserved in remote mountains by the tribal minorities of SW China. The dramas feature heroic battles between the forces of good and evil and serve as a means to drive out devils and malevolent ghosts. This mask is thought to capture the character of a wise but strong leader; it comes from an old French collection and is one of the finest known. Inquiries: thomas@tmurrayarts.com Mobile: 415-378-0716 www.tmurrayarts.com
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FEBRUARY 2021 VOLUME CXCIII No– 694 Yuskavage isa Lirner; © Zw id Dav artist and / Courtesy the , 2020 Museum itage Herm te ta SThe : © to Pho Cover Head of a king (detail), c. 4th century, Sasanian, silver, mercury gilding, ht 40cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York See feature on pp. 48–53 APOLLO FEBRUARY 2021 p. 40 p. 34 13 Editor’s Letter 14 Agenda February highlights 16 Forum Has the blockbuster exhibition had its day? 19 Diary Ben Street on the unruly life of art-historical postcards 23 Letter Andrew Russeth in Seoul 26 Architecture Edwin Heathcote defends the modern architectural frieze 28 Inquiry Will Wiles offers up an elegy for VHS technology and all its flaws 32 Asia Week New York Preview Eve M. Kahn selects her highlights of the event Features 34 Free Love Lisa Yuskavage talks to Jonathan Griffin about her paintings of Penthouse pin-ups and why art isn’t about being right or wrong 40 Merchant Class Rosamund Bartlett revisits the life of the great Russian collector Ivan Morozov, who snapped up the best French art of his time 48 Living Like Kings Matthew P. Canepa considers how the art of the Sasanian Empire in ancient Iran left its mark on the societies that followed 9

THOMAS MURRAY

Nuo Mask

Minority Areas, Southwest China

Wood, pigment, fiber 19th/ early 20th Century

24 cm / 9.25 in

The Nuo mask tradition is rooted in a shamanic/animistic tradition dating back thousands of years and preserved in remote mountains by the tribal minorities of SW China. The dramas feature heroic battles between the forces of good and evil and serve as a means to drive out devils and malevolent ghosts. This mask is thought to capture the character of a wise but strong leader; it comes from an old French collection and is one of the finest known.

Inquiries:

thomas@tmurrayarts.com

Mobile: 415-378-0716

www.tmurrayarts.com

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