totems

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A pair of blue totems from 2016 are built upon an amalgamation of numerous smaller objects, the process and monochromatic finish indebted to Louise Nevelson.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, elbowed his way to the forefront of modern television by prioritizing profit over deeper questions about whether certain cultural totems should be held sacrosanct.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

The hope, too, is that Scott McTominay and John McGinn and the other totems of this team find their very best stuff on the biggest stage.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Today, Vessel USA manufactures some of Architectural Pottery’s original designs as new generations of consumers discover the planters, pots and totems that still stand as visual signatures of midcentury modernism.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Off to the right were a series of weathered totems.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray