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Multiverse: Amerindian Visions
Common in Amerindian aesthetics are hybrid figures immersed and entangled in intricate backgrounds. One can appreciate these complex...
Max Carocci
Feb 2, 20222 min read


Negative space a conditio sine qua non
Negative space in art is, by definition, the space not filled by any perceivable visual element. In most cases, it is not considered...
Max Carocci
Jan 16, 20222 min read


Aniconism, anti-iconism, lack of iconicity?
While putting together a new course on non-Western visual arts I was struck, once again, by how much attention I give to the notion of...
Max Carocci
Sep 26, 20212 min read


Reflections on ‘orphan collections’
Baja California Norte, ritual tablas, possibly Cochimi (© Museum of Us, San Diego)
Max Carocci
Sep 26, 20214 min read


Subverting Jack the Ripper
A surreal take on the Jack the Ripper story, this immersive video created for the exhibition on Jack the Ripper at the Museum of...
Max Carocci
May 22, 20121 min read


For my Land I Fight
Part of the travelling exhibition Warriors of the Plains, For My Land I Fight tells the story of Native American engagement with the US...
Max Carocci
May 15, 20121 min read


Written Out of History: The Untold Legacy of Native American Slavery
This video was part of a research project on Native American slavery in memory of the abolition of the slave trade in England. The video...
Max Carocci
May 21, 20101 min read


On the Traces of Pocahontas
Conceived to be part of the exhibition a New World, the video follows a delegation of Native American representatives to the British...
Max Carocci
Apr 14, 20101 min read
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