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Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast | Met Exhibitions


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This podcast features artists discussing works from the exhibition and themes that arise in representations of the Black figure in Western art

Hear perspectives of contemporary artists on how Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and other sculptors of his time represented and, in many ways, mischaracterized the idea of freedom in their work. Speakers include painter Elizabeth Colomba, photographer Delphine Diallo, and artist, professor, and activist Fabienne Kanor.

Produced for the exhibition Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast

This podcast is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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