When Souvenirs Lie : The Strange Truth of Airport Art
Reading Time : 3 minutesWhat looks like an ancient tribal mask bought on your travels is more often a brilliantly calculated product designed to feel exotic to foreign eyes. Airport art, as anthropologists call it, is a fascinating collision of tourist desire, local craft tradition, and global commerce that raises uncomfortable questions about authenticity, cultural ownership, and what we really mean when we say something is “real.”