Hyperallergic

Ethiopia’s Art at the Crossroads of Traditions

BALTIMORE, Maryland — Dark-eyed saints and apostles parade across a long stitched goatskin in robes of red, yellow, green, and blue. These holy figures are paired in conversation across accordion ...
Forbes

Connected At Crossroads, Toledo Museum Of Art Brings Ethiopia To Northwest Ohio

Deep thinking. Given the luxury of time to think–surrounded by the world’s greatest artwork–museum curators find linkages between people and places not readily apparent. Ways of seeing the world ...
The Washington Post

Finally, a sweeping look at Ethiopian art

correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly said the Byzantine Empire, Armenia, Coptic Egypt and Ethiopia all shared a common Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The last three churches are ...
The Baltimore Sun

5 things not to miss at the Walters Art Museum’s sumptuous exhibit, ‘Ethiopia at the Crossroads’

Who knew the Virgin Mary had a soft spot for artists? And yet, the Mother of God intervened at least once to protect a paint-spattered reprobate, if a 17th-century Ethiopian hymnal chronicling the ...
Artnet

British Museum Under Investigation Over Looted Ethiopian Artifacts

The British Museum has been accused of concealing information about a group of contested Ethiopian artifacts that were looted by British soldiers after the Battle of Maqdala in 1868. The 11 tablets, ...
Observer

Curator Sophie Ong Discusses the Genesis of ‘Ethiopia at the Crossroads’ at TMA

Sophie Ong is the coordinating curator of “Ethiopia at the Crossroads” at the Toledo Museum of Art. Courtesy Toledo Museum of Art What’s the origin story of this exhibition? Why Ethiopia? Why now? The ...
CBS News

British Museum faces probe over handling of tabots, sacred Ethiopian artifacts held 150 years out of view

London — London's renowned British Museum is facing an investigation by the United Kingdom's information watchdog over claims that it has not been transparent about a collection of sacred Ethiopian ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Africa & Byzantium’ and ‘Ethiopia at the Crossroads’ Review: Epics of Faith and Empire

One of the most alluring artifacts on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition “Africa & Byzantium” is an image painted on wood that, we are told, is “one of the oldest surviving icons ...
WBAL

British museum agrees to return emperor’s hair to Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Two locks of hair belonging to widely revered Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros will be repatriated after a request from Addis Ababa, the National Army Museum in Britain ...
Artnet

Ethiopia Names Artist for Its First-Ever National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

The painter Tesfaye Urgessa will represent Ethiopia for the country’s first-ever national pavilion at this year’s 60th Venice Biennale, which runs from April 20 until November 24, 2024. His exhibition ...
The New York Times

Cross-Cultural Exchanges from Vietnam, Ethiopia, the Caribbean

Solo shows also abound, from Charles Gaines to Harry Smith, while the women of Land Art and Fluxus keep rocking in major exhibitions. By Holland Cotter Big, globe-leaping historical art shows are ...