The language of beauty in African art
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Petridis Constantijn (1970-....) ; Biro Yaëlle (1979-....) ; Cole Herbert M. ; Koné Kassim ; Van Damme Wilfried ; Lawal Babatunde (1942-....) ; Vogel Susan Mullin (1942-....) ; Kimbell art museum ; Art institute ;
- ISBN : 978-0-300-26004-5, 0-300-26004-0
- Sujets : Art -- Afrique, Esthétique, Catalogues d'exposition
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 volume (356 pages), : Illustrations en couleurs, jaquette illustrée en couleurs, 33 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Catalogue de l'exposition tenue au Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, du 3 avril au 31 juillet 2022 et à The Art Institute, Chicago, du 20 novembre 2022 au 27 février 2023 ; Bibliographie pages 333-343. Index
Résumé
'This ambitious publication centers indigenous perspectives on traditional artworks from Africa by focusing on the judgments and vocabularies of members of the communities who created and used them. It explores cross-cultural affinities spanning the African continent while respecting local contexts; it also documents an exhibition that is extraordinary in scope and scale. The project's overriding goal is to reconsider Western evaluations of these arts in both aesthetic and financial terms. The volume features nearly 300 works from collections around the world and from the important holdings of the Art Institute of Chicago. Although it emphasizes the sculptural legacy of sub-Saharan cultures from West and Central Africa, it also includes examples of artistic traditions associated with eastern and southern Africa as well as textiles and objects designed for domestic, ritual, and decorative functions.'