“This object has art, it has music, it’s got myth, but behind all that there’s a very human story.”
Goto Teijo, Koto (箏), early 17th century, various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, 13 × 189.5 × 24.2 cm, Japan (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Video from The Met
From the Getty Conversations series
Sidibé was the first African and the first photographer awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2007.
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