Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Huntington, Yumi Park

Titel

Exhibitions : review : "Design for eternity : architectural models from the ancient Americas"

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 2017-03, Vol.76 (1), p.120-121

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Reviews the exhibition "Design for eternity : architectural models from the ancient Americas," which was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from 26 October 2015-18 September 2016. This small but exciting show was precisely targeted to the topic of architectural models in ancient American art. Rather than focusing on regional styles or time periods, it displayed 56 objects solely on the basis of their status as small-scale representations of architecture, along with a few other materials to help contextualize them, including photos of archaeological sites and textiles. Made of clay, wood, stone, and metal, the artworks were products of various ancient American cultures, including Cupisnique, Moche, Chimú, Nazca, Inca, Nayarit, Teotihuacan, Maya, Aztec, and Mezcala. Highlighting the relationship of the models to real architectural space, the two side entrances to the gallery were decorated with motifs from Inca masonry walls, which are known for the incredible skill with which they were built. [Revised Publication Abstract]