Ex Africa
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Exceptional works by a roster of international artists that unpacks and re-examines the meaning of primitivism in artIncludes work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Hammons, Kader Attia, ORLAN, Ch rie Samba, and Jake and Dinos- Accompanies the EX AFRICA exhibition at the Mus e du Quai Branly, Paris from 9th February 2021 to 27th June 2021The exhibition aims to show the relationships that exist today and since the end of the 20th century between contemporary and ancient African arts. The notion of primitivism as it was enunciated in 1984 in the exhibition Primitivism at MoMA, which locked the arts of Africa into a subjection to the idea of modern Western art and into the past is definitively over: ideas and forms specific to these arts are now more alive than ever. The catalogue will present the Work of the 20 artists exhibited, together with sketches and photographs to help understand the scope of their work and to go further. It will contain individual interviews which each artist.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:2072894522
ISBN13:9782072894527
Release Date:February 2021
Publisher:Editions Gallimard
Length:256 Pages
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