Reconfiguring the African Icon: Odes to the Mask May 8, 2011

Highly creative re-imaginings of the iconic form of the African mask comprise a unique installation to be held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 20 works of art have been selected that span the Museum's own holdings in two areas - 19th-Century, Modern and Contemporary Art, and the Arts of Africa - for this collaborative curatorial project, 'Reconfiguring the African Icon: Odes to the Mask by Modern and Contemporary Artists from Three Continents.'