There was an exhibition several years ago here in NYC at the Museum for
African Art which dealt specifically with this theme.  It was one of the
better exhibits I have seen.  I think it was called "Exhibitionism."

Laura

>hi all-
>
>i am trying to remember an article from several years ago, and am having
>no luck-can anyone help?  it was about museum exhibitions, and it dealt,
>at least in part, with an exhibition in which african objects were
>displayed in various ways - in one room, they were shown as if in a
>mussum, with vitrines and cards and in oanother room, they were shown more
>as if related to actual culture.  i can't even completely remember the
>different ways they were exhibited-does this ring a bell for anyone?  many
>thanks, in hopeful advance, meryl zwanger
>
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