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Contemporary African art /

By: Kasfir, Sidney Littlefield.
Series: World of art: Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 2000Description: 224 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0500203288 (pbk.); 9780500203286:.Subject(s): Art, African -- 20th century | Art, African | Art, Modern -- 20th century -- AfricaDDC classification: 709.609045
Contents:
New genres: inventing African popular culture -- Transforming the workshop -- Patrons and mediators -- Art and commodity -- The African artist: shifting identities in the postcolonial world -- The idea of a national culture: decolonizing African art -- Migration and displacement.
Summary: This history examines the major themes and accomplishments in African art from the past 50 years, achieving a balance between the re-examination of frequently discussed artists, groups and workshops and the less publicized or more recent material.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 709.609045 KAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0043402
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index.

New genres: inventing African popular culture -- Transforming the workshop -- Patrons and mediators -- Art and commodity -- The African artist: shifting identities in the postcolonial world -- The idea of a national culture: decolonizing African art -- Migration and displacement.

This history examines the major themes and accomplishments in African art from the past 50 years, achieving a balance between the re-examination of frequently discussed artists, groups and workshops and the less publicized or more recent material.

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