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Six animal-headed demons or jinn, all (except the blue elephant-headed demons) snapping their fingers. From a copy of ‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) by al-Qazwīnī (d. 1283/682).

archaeologyart's tweet photo. Six animal-headed demons or jinn, all (except the blue elephant-headed demons) snapping their fingers. From a copy of ‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) by al-Qazwīnī (d. 1283/682). https://t.co/iPJ1zpeoWI

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Archaeology & Art

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On this 17th-century Ottoman silk, crosses, seraphim faces, and Greek religious abbreviations sit side by side within the same repeating pattern. The letters in the design are arranged in reverse. Read normally, the phrase **ΙϹ ΧϹ ΝΙΚΑ** is a Greek abbreviation meaning 'Jesus Christ conquers.' This piece is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's made of silk; the technique is a lampas weave featuring a twill pattern on a satin ground. It measures 109.2 × 57.2 cm. This fabric is likely a fragment of a phelonion. A phelonion is a voluminous outer vestment worn by priests during liturgy in the Eastern Christian tradition. After 1453, imperial weaving workshops in Ottoman Constantinople ( Konstantiniyye and Bursa kept producing silks with Christian iconography; these textiles reached as far as Moscow. It's known that in 1634, Russian envoys transported a similar Ottoman silk from the same pattern family - woven with metal-wrapped threads - from Constantinople to Moscow.

archaeologyart's tweet photo. On this 17th-century Ottoman silk, crosses, seraphim faces, and Greek religious abbreviations sit side by side within the same repeating pattern. The letters in the design are arranged in reverse. Read normally, the phrase **ΙϹ ΧϹ ΝΙΚΑ** is a Greek abbreviation meaning 'Jesus Christ conquers.'

This piece is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's made of silk; the technique is a lampas weave featuring a twill pattern on a satin ground. It measures 109.2 × 57.2 cm.

This fabric is likely a fragment of a phelonion. A phelonion is a voluminous outer vestment worn by priests during liturgy in the Eastern Christian tradition.

After 1453, imperial weaving workshops in Ottoman Constantinople ( Konstantiniyye and Bursa kept producing silks with Christian iconography; these textiles reached as far as Moscow. It's known that in 1634, Russian envoys transported a similar Ottoman silk from the same pattern family - woven with metal-wrapped threads - from Constantinople to Moscow.

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The Andy Warhol Museum @TheWarholMuseum

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“Sharif Bey: Homecoming” is on view through October 12. https://t.co/Qb6v4BIHlh

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The Andy Warhol Museum @TheWarholMuseum

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"Sharif Bey: Homecoming" is on view through October 12: https://t.co/2rtN47J9dZ Generous support of "Sharif Bey: Homecoming" is provided by Arts, Equity, & Education Fund™, Dawn and Chris Fleischner, Colleen and Henry Simonds, Jim Spencer and Michael Lin, and The Fine Foundation. Additional support is provided by albertz benda NY/LA, Nathalie and Stan Doobin, Wallis F. Katz, Ellen and Jack J. Kessler, Amy Baron Malone and David Malone, Karl W. Salatka, Carrie Coghill and Mike Sullivan, and Annabelle Javier-Wilburn and Jason Wilburn. The accompanying exhibition catalogue is funded by Arts, Equity, & Education Fund™, The Fine Foundation, and Concept Art Gallery. The Warhol’s exhibition program is made possible in part through support provided by the Curatorial Vision Fund. Leadership support for the Curatorial Vision Fund is provided by Jim Spencer and Michael Lin. Generous support is provided by Trish and John Whitehill, and Brian Wongchaowart. The Andy Warhol Museum is supported by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Allegheny Regional Asset District.

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Guggenheim New York

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Five years after the opening of Guggenheim collection artist Wu Tsang’s "Anthem" (2021), we reflect on the enduring resonance of this immersive rotunda installation and its celebration of voice, collaboration, and self-expression. Created in collaboration with legendary singer, composer, and transgender activist Beverly Glenn-Copeland, "Anthem" transformed the museum’s iconic architecture into what Tsang describes as a “sonic sculptural space.” Through film, music, and sound, the work continues to explore the power of identity, connection, and collective experience. Read more at the [link in bio.] Installation views: Wu Tsang: "Anthem", part of the exhibition program "Re/Projections: Video, Film, and Performance for the Rotunda", Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, March 19–September 6, 2021. Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York.

Guggenheim's tweet photo. Five years after the opening of Guggenheim collection artist Wu Tsang’s "Anthem" (2021), we reflect on the enduring resonance of this immersive rotunda installation and its celebration of voice, collaboration, and self-expression.

Created in collaboration with legendary singer, composer, and transgender activist Beverly Glenn-Copeland, "Anthem" transformed the museum’s iconic architecture into what Tsang describes as a “sonic sculptural space.” Through film, music, and sound, the work continues to explore the power of identity, connection, and collective experience.

Read more at the [link in bio.]

Installation views: Wu Tsang: "Anthem", part of the exhibition program "Re/Projections: Video, Film, and Performance for the Rotunda", Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, March 19–September 6, 2021. Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York.

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Art Basel @ArtBasel

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#ArtMarketReport: As Fridamania grips London, female Surrealists’ market surges. US and Latin American collectors, the #MeToo movement, and a raft of museum shows have helped Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carrington, and Dorothea Tanning reach new heights. Read in full ➡️ https://t.co/OhlzcoCiTI

ArtBasel's tweet photo. #ArtMarketReport: As Fridamania grips London, female Surrealists’ market surges.

US and Latin American collectors, the #MeToo movement, and a raft of museum shows have helped Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carrington, and Dorothea Tanning reach new heights.

Read in full ➡️ https://t.co/OhlzcoCiTI

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Art Basel @ArtBasel

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Start planning your fall visit to #ArtWeekTokyo now! 🇯🇵 Art Week Tokyo is an annual, citywide initiative to celebrate the incredible creativity and diversity of Tokyo's contemporary art scene. This year's edition will take place this year from November 5–9, so don't wait: Make your travel plans to Tokyo now at https://t.co/NaYI3BFqL8

ArtBasel's tweet photo. Start planning your fall visit to #ArtWeekTokyo now! 🇯🇵

Art Week Tokyo is an annual, citywide initiative to celebrate the incredible creativity and diversity of Tokyo's contemporary art scene.

This year's edition will take place this year from November 5–9, so don't wait: Make your travel plans to Tokyo now at https://t.co/NaYI3BFqL8

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Artsy

@artsy

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James Turrell’s “As Seen Below” (2026), the artist’s 100th and largest museum Skyspace, is now open at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark. https://t.co/w4JCgx2L15

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Artnet

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#ArtnetNews: John Singer Sargent painting reveals hidden image during conservation. A restoration of the work by the Mesdag Collection has uncovered fingerprints and a pair of legs. Read more: https://t.co/U3oOawu3fJ

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Artnet

@artnet

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#ArtnetNews: What is the Raphael Loggia, the Vatican masterpiece being restored after 500 years? The corridor in the Apostolic Palace, adorned with frescoes designed by Raphael, forms part of the papal apartments. Read more: https://t.co/qy1UdQgoso

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