Earth matters : land as material and metaphor in the arts of Africa / Karen E. Milbourne.
"Featuring more than 100 extraordinary works of art from 1800 to the present, Earth Matters reveals how African individuals and communities have visually mediated their most poignant relationships with the land--whether it be to earth as a sacred or medicinal material, as something uncovered by...
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| Other title: | Land as material and metaphor in the arts of Africa David H. Tippit Collection. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Local Note: | Rare Books Collection copy David H. Tippit Collection. |
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Washington, D.C. : New York, NY :
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution ; Monacelli Press,
[2013]
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| Summary: | "Featuring more than 100 extraordinary works of art from 1800 to the present, Earth Matters reveals how African individuals and communities have visually mediated their most poignant relationships with the land--whether it be to earth as a sacred or medicinal material, as something uncovered by mining or claimed by burial, as a surface to be interpreted and turned to for inspiration, or as an environment to be protected. Both internationally recognized and emerging contemporary artists are represented, from the continent and diaspora, including El Anatsui, Ghada Amer, Sammy Baloji, Ingrid Mwangi and William Kentridge. Highlights include a pair of rare Yoruba onile figures, a one-of-a-kind Punu reliquary from Gabon, and 3 bocio figures from the personal collection of legendary French dealer Jacques Kerchache. The text includes statements by contemporary African artists including Wangechi Mutu, Clive van den Berg, Allan de Souza, and George Osodi. National Museum of African Art curator Karen E. Milbourne explores how diverse African concepts of healing, the sacred, identity, memory, history, and environmental sustainability have all been formed in relation to the land in this pioneering scholarly study."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., April 22, 2013-January 5, 2014, and at the Fowler Museum at UCLA in 2014. Date of publication from publisher's website. Includes artist's statements by Wangechi Mutu, Clive Van den Berg, Allan deSouza and George Osodi. |
| Physical Description: | 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 158093370X 9781580933704 |