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“A Saint in the city: Sufi arts of urban Senegal”
We are big, big fans of the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at the University of California at Los Angeles, the famed UCLA. The Fowler has terrific exhibitions of African art. Its web site is currently presenting a fabulous exhibition of the Sufi art of Senegal. It was at one time called “Passport to Paradise,” but has since been renamed to “A Saint in the city: Sufi arts of urban Senegal.” We urge you to visit Fowler’s on-line presentation. It is filled with wonderful art and informative text. Here is one example of the text, to help explain the pieces of wall art shown here: Read the rest of this entry »