"Aesthetic Afterlife" opens at the Haggerty Museum of Art on January 22

Aesthetic Afterlife, an exhibition by the Chipstone Foundation, opens at the Haggerty Museum of Art on January 22 and includes artwork by William Andersen, Niki Johnson, Yevgeniya Kaganovich, Heather McCalla, Jason Ramey, and Hongtao Zhou. Four exhibits will be opening that evening with Brian Ulrich lecturing at 6:00PM as part of the opening.

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Global Nomad Chic, 2008-10, traditional Kuwaiti clothing made with faux

Takashi Murakami’s LV cloth, approximately 178 x 163 x 31 cm

Global Nomad Chic, 2008-10, traditional Kuwaiti clothing made with faux

Takashi Murakami’s LV cloth, approximately 178 x 163 x 31 cm

Mierwaqi (Milwaukee in Pinyin Chinese) Electric Chainsaw, 2005-07, acrylic 
and oil enamel on Milwaukee Electric Tool chainsaw, 21 x 77 x 26 cm

Mierwaqi (Milwaukee in Pinyin Chinese) Electric Drill, 2005-07, acrylic 
and oil enamel on Milwaukee Electric Tool drill, 8 x 25 x 20 cm

Mierwaqi (Milwaukee in Pinyin Chinese) Electric Grinder, 2005-07, acrylic 
and oil enamel on Milwaukee Electric Tool grinder, 16 x 57 x 21 cm

The East India Company & Cultural Exchange

National Maritime Museum, London

A striking example of how the East India Company influenced Chinese culture is this 19th-century Chinese painting, "A Trading Junk," with a ship in the background flying the Company flag.

How Maritime Routes Led to Cultural Exchanges

By RODERICK CONWAY MORRIS (NYT)

The greatest single force in the expansion of the British Empire was the East India Company, and now it finally has its own permanent gallery in London.