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The Met: Dangerous Beauty — Medusa in Classical Art

The show locates on the second floor in a small corner in the museum, it was relatively hard to find. Upon entering the exhibition, a huge sign with the name of the show is placed on the wall right in front of the viewers. The exhibits are placed in an anti-clockwise spiral order, from ancient artifacts to contemporary artworks. All artworks exhibit some sort of information about Medusa or related mythologies.

images from the exhibition:

Wall Painting Fragment with a Gorgonian

Dress

F/W

Gianni Versace (Italian 1946-1997)

Head of Medusa

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