Ruya Foundation's exhibition at the 57th Venice Biennale displays the work of contemporary Iraqi artists in dialogue
with ancient artefacts.
Guests enter the Palazzo through huge wooden doors and pass along an elegant arcade of Doric columns
with ancient artefacts on display that were excavated on site.
Not exact matches
The Turkana Basin Institute, in collaboration
with the University of Bradford, has set up a web site fossilfinder.org, recruiting an army of «citizen scientists» to help discover fossils and other
ancient artefacts using the unique online platform «Zooniverse».
Still, for every Breath of the Wild there's also a Horizon Zero Dawn, and though enamouring and immersive, the post-apocalyptic setting finds itself rife
with a glut of metal flowers,
ancient vessels, and Banuk
artefacts that do little than to add minor lore amongst walls of text.
There is also a visual presentation
with facts showing the main surviving
artefacts from
Ancient Egypt.
This is an exceptionally well - presented museum
with many intriguing
artefacts displayed within the three large rooms that represent the three acknowledged periods of the
ancient history of Ibiza.
Our Uzbekistan rail holidays are for anyone
with a passion for history, archaeology and architecture, as this Central Asian country is filled
with mesmerising buildings and
ancient artefacts.
An
ancient timber joglo is repurposed to create a chic living space adorned
with a stunning collection of precious Indonesian
artefacts.
With child - friendly interactive displays,
ancient artefacts, skeletons, artwork, jewels and sculptures amongst the thousands of fascinating exhibitions, this museum offers something for visitors of all ages to enjoy.
A laidback atmosphere
with a tranquil aura in which to unwind and relax, there really is no better place to forget about your troubles other than in this charming village of pristine beaches and
ancient artefacts.
The Parroquia San Blas was founded in 1644 and now houses a small museum
with ancient religious
artefacts.
The
artefact is suspected to be Maya ceremonial chain
with a jade pendant typical worn by the High priests of the
ancient Maya.
main gimmick is the hero's transformation abilities: As an
ancient relic brought to life (yes, really), Knack grows larger whenever he comes into contact
with more
artefacts while progressing through levels, which allows him to take on more dangerous enemies and use the environment and its objects in new ways.
Featuring favourite themes from chart - topping games, including: Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian, Uncharted, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, LittleBigPlanet and Horizon Zero Dawn, this exhilarating live show —
with a full symphony orchestra, guest presenter and spectacular light display — takes you on a musical journey from vast deserts and overgrown ruins, to
ancient artefacts and futuristic landscapes, celebrating some of the most memorable gaming music from the past 20 years.
However before we get onto the new content, let's talk about the main game which is Rise of the Tomb Raider that takes us on another amazing and deadly adventure of gaming's most powerful female protagonists
with Lara Croft as she attempt to unlock the secrets left behind from her father that revolves around a forgotten city, a long lost prophet and an
ancient artefact that holds a link to the «divine source».
Exploring the remains of an
ancient city, you discover a secret door that leads you into a room
with a mysterious
artefact.
This side story follows ruthless treasure hunter (and Nathan Drake ex) Chloe Frazer as she teams up
with Nadine Ross from Uncharted 4 to track down an
ancient Indian
artefact.
Shown for the first time in the U.S., Gaillard's monumental work
Artefacts (2011) imparts a reflection on the myth of Babylon takes form through a montage of scenes from post-conflict Iraq interwoven
with images of the
ancient civilization's antiquities, none more famous perhaps than the Ishtar Gate, reconstructed in an austere gallery of the Pergamon Museum in Berlin in the 1930s.
Stolen
artefacts «gushing» out of Libya, experts warn In an interview
with The Art Newspaper, Libyan archaeologist Ramadan Shebani warned that the looting and subsequent trafficking of
ancient artefacts is «impossible to monitor» in the war - torn country.
The exhibition continues
with the Bureau for the Centre of the Study for Surrealism and its Legacy, a recreation of a 1920s curator's office filled
with evocative objects,
artefacts and specimens from
ancient and modern culture.
The artist's humorous sculptures draw from a wide variety of source materials from both low and high cultural registers: popular imagery, toys, kitsch paraphernalia mixed
with ancient cultural
artefacts and modernist archetypes.
Organised in collaboration
with Rupert Wace
Ancient Art, «CLASSICITY «will re-represent classical art through the lens of contemporary responses (by artists including Edward Allington, Rachel Kneebone, Sarah Lucas and Alexandre Singh), inviting us to see antiquities not as museum
artefacts but as seductive, emotive and provocative works of art in their own right.
One finds exquisite works by Jean Michel Basquiat, Vassily Kandinsky, Girgio de Chirico, Kazuo Shiraga and others juxtaposed
with ancient objects and
artefacts.
The exhibition, Archaic, will display the work of eight Modern and contemporary Iraqi artists in dialogue
with ancient Iraqi
artefacts.
This integration of cultures, creeds and styles is demonstrated in Shire's Hannukkah Lamp, Menorah # 7 (1986), which displays an obvious homage to Bauhaus constructivism
with a Memphis pastel palette, and a funky, almost sci - fi, «bad taste» re-envisioning of an
ancient ritual
artefact in a way that suggests alternative modes of living and practicing spirituality.