UMMA Art Pick: Comments 26

Teresa A. Sullivan
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

This funerary cloth memorializes the life of someone we don’t know but whom the artist depicts using fantastic and colorful figures. The procession of people and animals suggests a wide range of experiences. The everyday medium of cloth becomes a ritual object to solemnize life and to draw us into its contemplation.

The donor of this object was one of my professors when I was an undergraduate student.

Ken Fischer
President, University Musical Society

Four Reasons for selecting this work: 1) I love the piece; 2) Music, dance, and theatre are represented in the work; 3) The Global Focus of UMS in the upcoming season is Africa and the African Diaspora; and 4) the number 26 has been my lifelong favorite number.

My heariest congratulations to UMMA for successfully completing the expansion and restoration. UMMA has been a longtime partner to UMS in a number of ventures that have enhanced the artistic and cultural offerings for the community, and we look forward to many more collaborations in the future. We wish our exemplary partner James Steward the very best in his new venture, and celebrate the extraordinary legacy he is leaving U-M, the state of Michigan, and the nation.

Susan Johnson Ann Arbor, MI

Very hard to choose since everything looks great. When this came up on my screen, I just thought this is the one. When I found out what it was called, I realized why it spoke to me. I've lost 2 close friends/relatives in the last 2 weeks.

Nancy Harris Ann Arbor, MI

symbolism, simplicity,

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