Art And... Episode 2: From 10th-Century Indian Temple to 21st-Century Western Gallery

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In this episode of Art And..., the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum's student-run podcast, join Mollie Wohlforth '19 as she and fellow student guide Anya Nandkeolyar '19 discuss a 10th-century statue of Ganesha from Madhya Pradesh. Listen as they discuss the experience of seeing the sculpture within its original context versus a 21st-century gallery space, and the debate surrounding the placement of non-Western religious objects within Western museum contexts. See the work of art here: https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/object/dancing-ganesha