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"Through
African Eyes"
AmericaJR.com
has teamed up with the Detroit Institute of Arts to win a
pair of tickets to see the new exhibit "Through African
Eyes: The European in African Art." The tickets are valid
from April 20 through August 8, 2010.
This
exhibition explores the artistic consequences of the variations
and dynamics of cultural exchanges between Africans and Europeans
over 500 years, making it the broadest analytical overview
on the subject to date. Through African Eyes will illustrate
how African artists from diverse cultures have used and continue
to use visual forms to reflect their particular societies'
changing attitudes toward Europeans, as the latter evolved
from stranger to colonizer to the more inclusive Westerner.
The
exhibition features 100 of Africa's finest three-dimensional
artworks and utilitarian objects executed in wood, ivory,
metals, and textiles in diverse materials from the holdings
of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and other leading American
and international museums and private collections. The DIA
is the opening venue.
Through
African Eyes will offer broad insights into various strategies
that diverse African cultures have employed to engage the
European outsider. In particular, it will explore Africans'
delicate balancing of assimilation and confrontation of European
culture when stimulated by shifts in the relationship. Moreover,
the exhibition will show that dynamic cultural exchanges that
occurred not only produced new African art forms but also
stimulated new social values and modes of governance.
Tickets
are $12 for adults, $10 for Adult Groups (15+), $6 for Youth
(ages 6-17) and FREE for DIA Members. Price includes museum
admission and a multimedia tour. Purchase at the DIA Box Office,
at dia.org,
or by calling 1.866.DIA.TIXS (1.866.342.8497). A $3.50 handling
charge applies to all nonmember tickets, except those sold
at the DIA.
The
Detroit Institute of Arts is located at 5200 Woodward Ave.
in Detroit.
Five
lucky winners will each receive a pair of tickets to the "Through
African Eyes" exhibit.
To
enter: Please enter your name and complete mailing address
(including City, State and Zip Code). Then, press Submit.
Good Luck
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