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Brown backdrop with an oval mirror in the center that reads " Everything Will Be Taken Away" in capital letters.
Exhibition

Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt

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"Damaged Bone Series", Michael Aschenbrenner American, Glass, fabric, wire, twigs
"Damaged Bone Series"
Michael Aschenbrenner
1990
I Want My Spot Back, Audio recording of performance (28 min)
I Want My Spot Back
2011-2012
Body as Shell, Alwar Balasubramaniam Indian, Sandstone
Body as Shell
Alwar Balasubramaniam
2011–15
Point of Contact, Louise Bourgeois American, Bronze
Point of Contact
Louise Bourgeois
1967–68
Silenus, the Tutor of Dionysos, Bone, Byzantine
Silenus, the Tutor of Dionysos
Byzantine
4th–7th century
Bone Carving, Possibly of a Dionysiac Revel, Elephant ivory, Byzantine
Bone Carving, Possibly of a Dionysiac Revel
Byzantine
300–500
Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile, Elephant ivory, Byzantine
Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile
Byzantine
6th century
Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile, Elephant ivory, Byzantine
Fragment with Personifications of Victory and the Nile
Byzantine
6th century
Dionysos, Bone, Byzantine
Dionysos
Byzantine
4th–6th century
Richly Decorated Tunic, Wool; tapestry weave
Richly Decorated Tunic
660–870 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability)
Arm and Hand Fragment, Marble, Coptic
Arm and Hand Fragment
Coptic
4th–7th century
Fragment of a Male Torso with a Tree Trunk, Marble, Coptic
Fragment of a Male Torso with a Tree Trunk
Coptic
4th–7th century
Fragment of a Female Figure, Marble, Coptic
Fragment of a Female Figure
Coptic
4th–7th century
Tunic with Dionysian Ornament, Undyed linen with tapestry woven wool decorations
Tunic with Dionysian Ornament
probably 5th century
Fragment of a Stela, Wood, paint, Coptic
Fragment of a Stela
Coptic
4th century
Plaque with an Eros, Bone, traces of red and blue paint, Coptic
Plaque with an Eros
Coptic
4th–5th century
Plaque from a Casket with a Dancing Woman, Bone with red polychromy, Coptic
Plaque from a Casket with a Dancing Woman
Coptic
4th–5th century
Plaque from a Casket with a bird, Bone with polychromy, Coptic
Plaque from a Casket with a bird
Coptic
4th–5th century
Fragment of a Plaque with a Standing Woman, Bone, Coptic
Fragment of a Plaque with a Standing Woman
Coptic
4th century
Ready Now Now (Lynch Fragment), Melvin Edwards American, Welded steel
Ready Now Now (Lynch Fragment)
Melvin Edwards
1988
RFK Funeral Train, Paul Fusco American, Chromogenic print
RFK Funeral Train
Paul Fusco
Laumont Studio
June 8, 1968, printed 2006
RFK Funeral Train, Paul Fusco American, Chromogenic print
RFK Funeral Train
Paul Fusco
Laumont Studio
June 8, 1968, printed 2006
RFK Funeral Train, Paul Fusco American, Chromogenic print
RFK Funeral Train
Paul Fusco
Laumont Studio
June 8, 1968, printed 2006
Glass Gardens Cask II; Tomb Jewel II, William Harper American, Wood, leather, glass, plastic, shell, specimen butterfly, mixed media metals, cord, gold
Glass Gardens Cask II; Tomb Jewel II
William Harper
1999
Persephone, Anita Huffington American, Pink alabaster with granite base
Persephone
Anita Huffington
1999
Bone plaque with Female Dancer, Bone, Late Roman/Early Byzantine
Bone plaque with Female Dancer
Late Roman/Early Byzantine
4th–6th century
Panel of Venus, “Pudica Type”, Bone, Late Roman/Early Byzantine
Panel of Venus, “Pudica Type”
Late Roman/Early Byzantine
4th–6th century
Panel with Warrior Resting, Bone, Late Roman/Early Byzantine
Panel with Warrior Resting
Late Roman/Early Byzantine
4th–6th century
Wise Like That, Whitfield Lovell American, Charcoal on wood panel with iron hinge, nails, screws and found metal and wood objects
Wise Like That
Whitfield Lovell
2000
Amategram Series - The Vivification of the Flesh, Ana Mendieta American, born Cuba, Black acrylic paint on bark paper
Amategram Series - The Vivification of the Flesh
Ana Mendieta
1981
"Memento Mori" Brooch with stand from the "Thanatos Series", Bruce Metcalf American, Brooch: Boxwood, diamonds, 18K gold, cotton thread<br/>Stand: Painted basswood
"Memento Mori" Brooch with stand from the "Thanatos Series"
Bruce Metcalf
2001
Cemetery, Gabriel Orozco Mexican, Chromogenic print
Cemetery
Gabriel Orozco
2002
Preface to the third edition_Acknowledgment (Coupe II) , Walid Raad Lebanese-American, 3D print plaster composite, paint
Preface to the third edition_Acknowledgment (Coupe II)
Walid Raad
2014
Everything #4, Edition 3 of 8, Adrian Piper American, Oval mirror with gold leaf engraved text in mahogany frame.
Everything #4, Edition 3 of 8
Adrian Piper
2004
Cryopreservation Unit, Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Michigan, Taryn Simon American, Chromogenic print
Cryopreservation Unit, Cryonics Institute, Clinton Township, Michigan
Taryn Simon
2004, printed 2007
Everything #4, Edition 4 of 8, Adrian Piper American, Oval mirror with gold leaf engraved text in mahogany frame
Everything #4, Edition 4 of 8
Adrian Piper
2004
ENOCH (display unit), Tavares Strachan Bahamian, Bronze, 24k gold, steel, radar retroreflectors and sacred air blessed by Shinto priest
ENOCH (display unit)
Tavares Strachan
2015–17
Everything #4, Edition 5 of 8, Adrian Piper American, Oval mirror with gold leaf engraved text in mahogany frame
Everything #4, Edition 5 of 8
Adrian Piper
2004
Enibas, Gunnar Theel German, Patinated steel
Enibas
Gunnar Theel
1992
Everything #4, Edition 6 of 8, Adrian Piper American, Oval mirror with gold leaf engraved text in mahogany frame.
Everything #4, Edition 6 of 8
Adrian Piper
2004
Three Women In A Country Funeral, Long Xian, Shaanxi Province , Liu Zheng Chinese, Gelatin silver print
Three Women In A Country Funeral, Long Xian, Shaanxi Province
Liu Zheng
2000
Everything #4, Edition 7 of 8, Adrian Piper American, Oval mirror with gold leaf engraved text in mahogany frame
Everything #4, Edition 7 of 8
Adrian Piper
2004
Everything #4, Edition 8 of 8, Adrian Piper American, Oval mirror with gold leaf engraved text in mahogany frame.
Everything #4, Edition 8 of 8
Adrian Piper
2004