Bill Dewey's "Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths" exhibition named to critic Holland Cotter's top 10 list

Critic Holland Cotter names The Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths exhibition at the Fowler Museum of Art and Culture, University of California, Los Angeles, is the most beautiful sculpture show of the year. It touches on the myriad traditional uses of iron in Africa, and even the ordinary objects look magical: a sickle in the shape of a beast with a bristling mane; a hoe distilling the essence of elephant, all trunk and ears; an herbalist’s staff that trails a flock of tiny, tissue-thin iron birds.

Original article at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/arts/design/best-art.html#link-25156558