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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.
Applied arts. Arts and crafts --- figurines --- decorative arts [discipline] --- maskers --- African [general, continental cultures] --- Bamana --- Baga [culture or style] --- Igbo [Southern Nigerian style, culture] --- Chamba [Nigerian] --- Fang [culture or style] --- Lega --- Maasai [culture or style] --- Aesthetics, African --- Aesthetics, African. --- Art africain --- Art, African --- Art, African. --- Esthétique africaine --- PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics. --- Sculpture africaine --- Sculpture, African --- Sculpture, African.
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The book presents an early career survey of the work of Cape Town-based artist Igshaan Adams (born 1982), showcasing his multimedia practice since 2009. In addition to exploring recurring motifs in his work-Arabic calligraphy, the rose, the (self-)portrait, Sufi symbols, and pathways literal and metaphorical-the publication highlights some of Adams's material concerns, including his sculptural applications of weaving, his embrace of recycled materials related to black South African domesticity and interiority, and his use of the gallery wall and floor in installations. Hendrik Folkerts surveys the artist's recent work, addressing its engagement with presence, absence, and the trace. Adams himself offers a visual essay enabling readers to see details they would be imperceptible in a gallery setting. In shorter essays and poetic texts, the other authors focus on the South African historical and political context, specific artworks, and particular creative strategies, materialities, and narratives
Art --- fiber art --- rugs [textiles] --- Adams, Igshaan --- South Africa --- Mixed media sculpture --- Multimedia (Art) --- Performance art --- Art, South African --- kunst --- kunstenaars --- 7.071 --- 745.52 --- eenentwintigste eeuw --- Zuid-Afrika --- Kaapstad --- textiel --- textielkunst --- wandtapijten --- olifantenpaadjes --- South African art --- Mixed media (Art) --- Sculpture --- Adams, Igshaan,
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Aesthetics of art --- Art styles --- Painting --- art criticism --- easel paintings [paintings by form] --- Post-Impressionist --- Cézanne, Paul
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Drawing, English --- ART / Techniques / Drawing. --- Themes, motives --- Riley, Bridget,
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