The Magnificent Seven (Port of Spain), Trinidad (c. 1902-1910)
Historian Gérard Besson uncovers the colonial foundations of Caribbean cosmopolitanism, through the Magnificent Seven (Port of Spain), in Trinidad. Seven magnificent buildings, each unique in design a...
8 Huhti 202117min
Two Islamic Bronzes with Al-Mulk Inscription (c. 10th Century)
Dr. Glaire Anderson traces artistic and intellectual interpretations of sovereignty within Islam, through two 10th century bronzes bearing the inscription, al-mulk. Bronzes bearing the Arabic word for...
25 Maalis 202112min
Self-Portrait of the Artist in Macau, George Chinnery (c. 1844)
Art critic Laura Gascoigne portrays the connections between British colonial and cultural opportunism, through George Chinnery’s 1840s Self-Portrait, of the Artist in Macau. George Chinnery (1774-1852...
11 Maalis 202115min
Replica of the Kudara Kannon, Niiro Chunosuke (1931-1932)
Dr. Angus Lockyer detonates bids to define imperial Japan’s historical and artistic identities, through Niiro Chunosuke’s 1930s replica of the Kudara Kannon. 6000 miles from home, in the British Museu...
25 Helmi 202113min
Ceylonese Tea Pickers, Edward Atkinson Hornel (c. 1907)
Ben Reiss exposes Britain’s colonial gaze, contrasting Edward Atkinson Hornel’s photography and painting, Ceylonese Tea Pickers. Edward Atkinson (E.A.) Hornel’s Ceylonese Tea Pickers boldly depicts Ta...
11 Helmi 202114min
Azulejos for a Portuguese Church Altar (17th Century)
Dr. Céline Ventura Teixeira shines light on the fusion of Eastern motifs and European iconography, in a set of azulejos – or decorative tiles - produced for a church altar in 17th century imperial Por...
28 Tammi 202113min
The Czartoryski Polonaise Carpet (17th Century)
Dr. Paulina Banas unravels the purported Persian roots of 17th century Polish identities, through the Czartoryski Polonaise Carpet. Imported from the Safavid Persian Empire, Polonaise carpets were hig...
14 Tammi 202114min
Cartoons for The Workers’ Herald, James Christie Scott (1920s)
Dr. Henry Dee uncovers the global footprint of radical black activism in 1920s South Africa, through the cartoons of James Christie Scott. James Christie Scott’s cartoons illuminate black experiences ...
24 Joulu 202015min
