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global art history, with humor. professor. curator. queer. parent. (views my own) (they/elle)

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Extremely strong “Night before the Battle of Winterfell” vibes rn


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Genuine medievalist reporting for astrology duty 🫡

Say no to fires this month. Cancers, get your official medieval astrology reading from a real genuine medievalist: gty.art/3VAuYRb



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Walking the Camino de Santiago for two weeks and finding lots of great history along the way. Here is the iron age site of Castromaior, a hilltop site with sweeping views of the Rio Miño valley in Lugo, occupied since VI century Bce

ChasingAphrodit's tweet image. Walking the Camino de Santiago for two weeks and finding lots of great history along the way.

Here is the iron age site of Castromaior, a hilltop site with sweeping views of the Rio Miño valley in Lugo, occupied since VI century Bce

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Cool provenance…what’s Latin for: before us, nothing!

ChasingAphrodit's tweet image. Cool provenance…what’s Latin for: before us, nothing!

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[Why] Are[n’t]Archaeologists Talking About Looting? Reviewing Archaeological and Anthropological Conference Proceedings 1899–2019 | International Journal of Cultural Property “It remains a niche and infrequently discussed topic” at conferences Why? cambridge.org/core/journals/…


First line of #XMen97 : “As we await more details out of Paris…” — @BeauDemayo What details are we awaiting out of Paris? Been too nervous to ask b/c I’m worried it’s obvious… 🙃✨ (plz/ty for such an amazing and queer-affirming series!!)


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Evil has had many names. The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on @PrimeVideo.

TheRingsofPower's tweet image. Evil has had many names. The Rings Of Power returns August 29 on @PrimeVideo.

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ONE more week to see Blood: Medieval/Modern @GettyMuseum before it closes on May 19th! getty.edu/art/exhibition…


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I AM ABSOLUTELY LOSING MY MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NEW: Airbnb announced a new "Icons" collection that will feature iconic stays, including the opportunity to step into X-Men '97. "Live like the X-Men as you stay in a 2D animated re-creation of Marvel Animation’s X-Mansion in Westchester, New York."



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Blood, now with the coolest playlist on the internet!

Blood has always been a universal source of inspiration for artists. 🩸 One of our latest exhibitions takes a look at art that depicts blood in a number of contexts—devotional, medicinal, genealogical, and menstrual, to name a few—and we made a playlist to go along with it:…

GettyMuseum's tweet image. Blood has always been a universal source of inspiration for artists. 🩸

One of our latest exhibitions takes a look at art that depicts blood in a number of contexts—devotional, medicinal, genealogical, and menstrual, to name a few—and we made a playlist to go along with it:…


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For the provenance nerds out there, here's a fun counter-example: Koutouakis and Spink, both red flag names, show up in the impeccable provenance of the Getty's Mazarin Venus, which is documented back to 1850s, and perhaps 1510. h/t @J_E_Barr getty.edu/art/collection…


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The lack of transparency on the reason for returns is a persistent problem: "The California museum did not reveal what new information had come to light about the excavation, and officials in New York did not yet respond to a request for information." news.artnet.com/art-world/gett…


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I flagged the bronze bust (71.AB.45) in April 2012 as one of 10 objects that Turkey claimed as looted. The museum largely ignored Turkey’s demands, but more than a decade later new evidence emerged that supports the claim. chasingaphrodite.com/2012/04/20/the…


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BIG: The ⁦@GettyMuseum⁩ is returning its majestic bronze Statue of a Youth to Turkiye after seeing ⁦⁦@ManhattanDA⁩ evidence it had been looted in Bubon along with bronzes recently returned by ⁦@metmuseum⁩ ⁦@mfaboston⁩ and others getty.edu/art/collection…


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And just like that, the Getty’s record for the bronze head it is returning to Türkiye has been vaporized. So much for the preservation of knowledge!

ChasingAphrodit's tweet image. And just like that, the Getty’s record for the bronze head it is returning to Türkiye has been vaporized.

So much for the preservation of knowledge!

BIG: The ⁦@GettyMuseum⁩ is returning its majestic bronze Statue of a Youth to Turkiye after seeing ⁦⁦@ManhattanDA⁩ evidence it had been looted in Bubon along with bronzes recently returned by ⁦@metmuseum⁩ ⁦@mfaboston⁩ and others getty.edu/art/collection…



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Just checkin’ in with y’all after a coupla pretty intense episodes of #Xmen97 … 🫶🏽 I wanna know … How are y’all doin’ Sugah? #xmen #XMen97 #rogue #gambit #magneto #storm #mutants #grief #depression #trauma #anxiety @Disney @DisneyStudios @MarvelStudios @Marvel @MarvelGames


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