Kongo:
Power and Majesty
SUNDAY AT THE MET October 18
3:00pm
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Free with Museum admission
This landmark exhibition of Kongo art will bring together a stunning collection of masterworks, including monumental power figures, exquisitely carved ivories, and fine Kongo textiles, all reflecting a rich historical and cultural legacy going back five hundred years. It presents a dramatic re-understanding of local power dynamics, agency, and the shifting relationship between this region and Europe. More information is available in our press release.
Held this Sunday, October 18th, 2015 at 3pm, and open to the public, this interdisciplinary panel will further explore the historical and cultural legacy of the Kongo region, especially in the context of changing relations between Africa and Europe. With an introduction by Alisa LaGamma, curator of ‘Kongo: Power and Majesty’, panelists include noted Belgian author and historian David Van Reybrouck (Belgium) and dancer-choreographer Faustin Linyekula (Democratic Republic of Congo). The discussion will be moderated by renowned journalist Philip Gourevitch, staff writer at The New Yorker.
Remarks by Faustin Linyekula, choreographer;
Jo Ractliffe, artist; and David Van Reybrouck, author; followed by discussion moderated by Philip Gourevitch, journalist and staff writer, The New Yorker.
