Celadon ewer with lid and two cups, C12th–13th century Korean, Goryeo Dynasty (AC 2013.72.1a,b–3), covered thumb-beaker (Daumenglas), C19th German (AC 1981.2) and two Funaki sake cups, C20th Japanese (AC 1996.375.1-2), Kunian Gallery, Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, 2014.
World Cups: A Cross-Cultural Look at Drinking Vessels
kunian gallery reinstallation, mead art museum, amherst college, November 29, 2014 – April 5, 2015
From water to palm wine, chocolate to chicha, beverages form an integral part of ritual, refreshment, and revelry across cultures. The vessels that contain these liquid volumes are themselves voluble: each goblet or glass, beaker or barrel speaks of distinct religious, social, and aesthetic values. Featuring a range of art from Africa, the Americas, east Asia, and Europe, this exhibition sets drinking vessels in cross-cultural and cross- temporal conversation, drawing from across the Mead’s collection of antiquities and decorative arts, and spanning over two millennia.
Programs:
Curatorial Tour with co-curators Amy Halliday and Keely Sarr as part of Amherst Arts Night Out, February 5, 2015
Archaeo-acoustics: exploring the sound potential of South American vessels in World Cups, with Miriam Kolar, Five College Mellon postdoctoral fellow in digital humanities, March 5, 2015
