How a single rosary bead confronts the tension between beauty and death
In short: Visual artist Moyra Davey examines a terminal bead from The Met's collection, exploring how exquisite craftsmanship can trigger both a remembrance of mortality and a sense of denial.
In this episode of The Artist Project, Canadian visual artist Moyra Davey reflects on a rosary terminal bead featuring lovers and a Death's head. Born in 1958, Davey uses her background in photography, video, and writing to engage with the museum's collection, contemplating how the sheer beauty of an object can mask its darker reminders of death.
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