
Environment and Object
Recent African Art
Prestel (Publisher)
Published on 28. February 2012
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-3-7913-5209-1 (ISBN)
Description
The definition of a new African artist is as broad and diverse as the continent itself; and the stories these artists tell are at once uplifting and devastating, as are their nations' histories. This book focuses on the impact of the environment on contemporary African life and the use of found objects and appropriated materials in current African art. Artists from the oil-rich Niger Delta create images of the region's ecological destruction, impoverishment, and despair. Works from the Congo and South Africa depict abandoned mines and convict labour. Also included are El Anatsui's constructs made from bottle caps and wire and Romuald Hazoume's clever masks, pieced together from discarded cans and obsolete telephone parts. Together these artists have created a multi-dimensional portrait of a continent with rich cultures, multiple challenges, and a creative and resourceful population of inspiring artists.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Illustrations
85 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-5209-1 (9783791352091)
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Persons
Lisa Aronson is Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at Skidmore College. John S. Weber is Dayton Director of the Tang Museum and Professor of Liberal Studies at Skidmore College.
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