A companion to modern African art / edited by Gitti Salami and Monica Blackmun Visonà
Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley Blackwell,
2013.
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| Series: | Wiley-Blackwell companions to art history ;
6. |
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| Summary: | Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization. A pioneering continent-based assessment of modern art and modernity across AfricaIncludes original and previously unpublished fieldwork-based materialFeatures new and complex theoretical arguments about the nature of modernity. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 626 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444338379 (hbk.) 1444338374 (hbk.) |