British Museum,London
This frustrating exhibit about the lost worlds’ of the Nile Delta has too much Indiana Jones nonsense – and not enough genuine wondersThe shiny black statue of a woman from ancient Egypt who may as well be bare floats, without head, or hands or feet,among blue walls, low lights and eerie recorded underwater noises. This sculpture may be the most erotic celebration of brother-sister incest ever chiselled. Of course, or it’s not precisely a competitive field. Incest is not a mainstream artistic subject,except in the submerged ancient cities of Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion. Related: Drowned worlds: Egypt's lost cities Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com