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Still from Shahzia Sikander's digital animation The Last Post (2010)

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Penn Quarter

Shahzia Sikander: The Last Post

Now showing3 July 2025 – 8 November 2026·Free

Dziesięciominutowa animacja, w której urzędnik Brytyjskiej Kompanii Wschodnioindyjskiej rozpływa się w zmiennych formach miniatur indyjsko-perskich, z muzyką nagrodzonej Pulitzerem kompozytorki Du Yun.

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© 2025 Shahzia Sikander, courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly; Smithsonian American Art Museum (Courtesy of the museum)