Archive for Musée du Quai Branly
rewriting history
Posted in Books, Mountains, pictures, Travel with tags Bhutan, Buddhism, Chinese history, Communist Party of China, democratic elections, elections, Gengis Khan, gun violence, Le Louvre, Le Monde, monks, Musée d'histoire de Nantes, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Guimet, museum, Nantes, Nepal, Oscars (Academy Awards), Paris, People's Republic of China, PRC, propaganda, Telluride Film Festival, The Monk and the Gun, Tibet, Toronto International Film Festival on September 24, 2024 by xi'an
Kimono exhibition
Posted in pictures, Travel with tags Edo era, exhibit, geta shoes, I don't care, Ichikawa Danjūrō, Japan, Japanese traditions, kabuki, kimono, London, Musée du Quai Branly, obi, Paris, raven, shiromuki, Victoria and Albert Museum, yukata, zori shoes on May 7, 2023 by xi'an
Taking advantage of the 01 May break and a relatively low density of people in Paris, we went to the Musée du Quai Branly to see a soon to close exhibit on kimonos, with many pieces loaned from Japanese collections, through an exhibit designed by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The collection is amazing, especially the most historical part, and illustrates the complex social codes behind this seemingly simple garnment, from a huge variety of materials and techniques, to the Edo era restrictions on whom could wear which type and which printing. And the subtle subversions from the merchant class (and actors, as for this 19th “I do not care” kimono that reminded me of a much more recent outcry!). Highly enjoyable (if slightly crowded!).
Napaljarri-wanu Jukurrpa
Posted in Statistics with tags Aboriginal art, Aboriginal myths, Australia, Dreaming, Dreamtime, exhibit, Jakamarra, Jukurrpa, Karatgurk, MaAnangu, maps, Musée du Quai Branly, museum, Napaljarri sisters, Ngaanyatjarra, Nungarrayi, Paris, Pitjantjatjara, Pleiades, Quai Branly, songline, The Seven Sisters, Western Australia, Wurundjeri, Yankunytjatjara, Yurlu on May 6, 2023 by xi'an
