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Artist Explores History Of Indigo In Exhibit Inspired By Haiti

Published July 14, 2021 at 11:25 AM CDT

WBUR’s Cristela Guerra takes us inside the latest work of renowned artist Firelei Báez, who explores the complicated history of the color indigo and pays homage to a majestic ruin in Haiti.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Firelei Báez walks with a brush and paint can in hand as she works on her largest sculptural installation to date, a reimagined version of the archeological ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace in Haiti installed at the ICA Watershed in East Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
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Firelei Báez walks with a brush and paint can in hand as she works on her largest sculptural installation to date, a reimagined version of the archeological ruins of the Sans-Souci Palace in Haiti installed at the ICA Watershed in East Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)