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== Join hands with deep-time ancestors ==
== Join hands with deep-time ancestors ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 2.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 2.jpg|400px|none]]
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_las_Manos more information]
 


== New Mythologies ==
== New Mythologies ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 3.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 3.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://www.ainsleyburrowsart.com/ Artist Ainsley Burrows' website]


== Books that can't be read until the next century ==
== Books that can't be read until the next century ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 4.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 4.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://www.futurelibrary.no/ Future Library website]


== The largest African art piece ever made ==
== The largest African art piece ever made ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 5.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 5.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://gaabafrica.org/ GAAB website]]


==The pyramid that will take 1,200 years to build ==
==The pyramid that will take 1,200 years to build ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 6.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 6.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitpyramide more information (English)/][http://www.zeitpyramide.de/ (German)]


==This ancient horse must be maintained or it will disappear==
==This ancient horse must be maintained or it will disappear==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 7.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 7.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse Uffington White Horse]


==A clock designed to keep time for ten millennia ==
==A clock designed to keep time for ten millennia ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 8.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 8.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://longnow.org/ Long Now Foundation]


==Fishermen and the Ocean ==
==Fishermen and the Ocean ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 9.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN 9.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://subodhkerkar.com/ Artist Subodh Kerkar's website]


==The sound of the Future: A 1,000-year musical composition ==
==The sound of the Future: A 1,000-year musical composition ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN10.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN10.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://longplayer.org/ Longplayer website]


==Pamurimasa: Spirits of Transformation ==
==Pamurimasa: Spirits of Transformation ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN11.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN11.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://indigena.art/paulo-desana Paulo Desana's webpage on indigena.art]


==The worlds slowest concert ==
==The worlds slowest concert ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN12.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN12.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://aslsp.org/ Cage Project Halberstadt]


==The ghosts of the past - reframed ==
==The ghosts of the past - reframed ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN13.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN13.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://www.lisandrosuriel.com/ Artist Lisandro Suriel's website]


==Future Design ==
==Future Design ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN14.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN14.jpg|400px|none]]


==Long before humanity, these organisms thrived on Earth ==
==Long before humanity, these organisms thrived on Earth ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN15.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN15.jpg|400px|none]]


==A poem carved into the streets to increase the number of Saturdays ==
==A poem carved into the streets to increase the number of Saturdays ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN16.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN16.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Letters_of_Utrecht more information (English)/][https://www.delettersvanutrecht.nl/ (Dutch)]


==For far future generations ==
==For far future generations ==
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN17.jpg|400px|none]]
[[File:Good Ancestors expo UN17.jpg|400px|none]]
[https://angelinakumar.com/ Artist Angelina Kumar's website] and [https://www.memory-of-mankind.com/ Martin Kunze's Memory of Mankind]

Revision as of 00:03, 16 September 2024

Good Ancestors: Art and Culture for Future Generations

Exhibit organised by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations and the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations, UN General Assembly Building, Visitors Lobby, Gallery C, September 16th through 27th, 2024

The information below is provided to accompany the exhibition. Some of the content was licensed explicitly for the exhibition and must not be reproduced without prior consent of the respective owners, listed on the first page of the exhibit.

Introduction

Good Ancestors expo UN 1.jpg


Join hands with deep-time ancestors

Good Ancestors expo UN 2.jpg

more information

New Mythologies

Good Ancestors expo UN 3.jpg

Artist Ainsley Burrows' website

Books that can't be read until the next century

Good Ancestors expo UN 4.jpg

Future Library website

The largest African art piece ever made

Good Ancestors expo UN 5.jpg

GAAB website]

The pyramid that will take 1,200 years to build

Good Ancestors expo UN 6.jpg

more information (English)/(German)

This ancient horse must be maintained or it will disappear

Good Ancestors expo UN 7.jpg

Uffington White Horse

A clock designed to keep time for ten millennia

Good Ancestors expo UN 8.jpg

Long Now Foundation

Fishermen and the Ocean

Good Ancestors expo UN 9.jpg

Artist Subodh Kerkar's website

The sound of the Future: A 1,000-year musical composition

Good Ancestors expo UN10.jpg

Longplayer website

Pamurimasa: Spirits of Transformation

Good Ancestors expo UN11.jpg

Paulo Desana's webpage on indigena.art

The worlds slowest concert

Good Ancestors expo UN12.jpg

Cage Project Halberstadt

The ghosts of the past - reframed

Good Ancestors expo UN13.jpg

Artist Lisandro Suriel's website

Future Design

Good Ancestors expo UN14.jpg


Long before humanity, these organisms thrived on Earth

Good Ancestors expo UN15.jpg


A poem carved into the streets to increase the number of Saturdays

Good Ancestors expo UN16.jpg

more information (English)/(Dutch)

For far future generations

Good Ancestors expo UN17.jpg

Artist Angelina Kumar's website and Martin Kunze's Memory of Mankind