Past: Exhibitions: Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art: Indiana University Bloomington

A mask with closed eyes and a slight frown. In place of hair, the mask has many long and multi-colored feathers, and what appears to be a fur trim around the edges of the face.

Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone

Sunday, March 08, 2015, 12:01 a.m.—Sunday, May 10, 2015, 12:01 a.m.

The Indiana University Art Museum is proud to present Visions from the Forests: The Art of Liberia and Sierra Leone, the nation's first exhibition dedicated to the cultural heritage of West African neighbors Liberia and Sierra Leone.

A scene depicts two fish, with square frame-like objects juxtaposed between the fish and the background. In the background, a group of people in a rowboat look over their shoulders toward the fish.

Grand Allusions: Robert Barnes—Late Works 1985-2015

Friday, September 25, 2015, 12:01 a.m.—Sunday, December 20, 2015, 12:01 a.m.

Designed to introduce visitors to both the traditional visual arts of Kenya and to an important recent acquisition by the IU Art Museum, the exhibition is drawn from a collection of over 200 objects from Kenya acquired by the IU Art Museum in 2014.Robert Barnes has been called the "most famous unknown painter in America." The goal of the Indiana University Art Museum's special exhibition Grand Allusions: Robert Barnes—Late Works 1985-2015, on view September 26-December 20, 2015, is to bring greater attention and new scholarship to the work of this fascinating abstract/figural artist.

A detail of an orange sari, depicting a pattern of open squares with floral motifs inside, and a triple-border of colored animals below.

The Indian Sari: Next to the Skin, Close to the Heart

Friday, September 25, 2015, 12:01 a.m.—Sunday, December 20, 2015, 12:01 a.m.

This stunning exhibition of twenty-five saris on loan from Bloomington resident Prema Popkin showcases a sampling of the many types of saris produced for and worn by women from different parts of India. Chosen for their various techniques, patterns, materials, and colors, the saris not only are beautiful, but they also provide insights into India's great diversity of culture, caste, and climate.

A scene depicting two horses, perhaps drawing a chariot, with two people in the cart behind. On the foreground in front, a man lays on the ground and a dog looks up at the cart. A cherub is in the sky above.

Gods and Goddesses: Annibale Carracci and the Renaissance Reborn

Friday, September 25, 2015, 12:01 a.m.—Sunday, December 20, 2015, 12:01 a.m.

Although not a household name like his Italian predecessors Michelangelo and Raphael, Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560-1609) was far and away the most influential Italian artist of the seventeenth century.

Two flat discs made of beads. Each disc is divided into slice-like segments of different colors, and bordered with two alternating colored beads.

The Arts of Kenya: Beauty in Traditional Forms

Saturday, March 05, 2016, 12:01 a.m.—Sunday, May 08, 2016, 12:01 a.m.

Designed to introduce visitors to both the traditional visual arts of Kenya and to an important recent acquisition by the IU Art Museum, the exhibition is drawn from a collection of over 200 objects from Kenya acquired by the IU Art Museum in 2014.

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