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A quarterly journal devoted to the contemporary and traditional arts of Africa. Includes sculpture in wood, metal, ceramic, ivory, and stone, as well as work in fiber, hide, mud, and other materials. Covers architecture, arts of personal adornment, contem
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Double historiography--France and Sierra Leone: the Luso-African ivories at the Quai Branly.(first word)(Critical essay)
March 22, 2009... The Musee du Quai Branly in Paris hosted a small but charming exhibition, "Ivoires d'Afrique dans les anciennes collections francaises," from February 19 to May 11, 2008. This show was put together by Ezio Bassani, who also wrote the short, well-illustrated catalogue. Over the past two...
Beyond wide-eyed angels: contemporary expressive culture in Ethiopia.(Cover story)(Report)
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Our intention in this issue is to present new research on Ethiopian expressive culture (1) that illuminates how some of the complexities of the modern experience, particularly within the post-Socialist period, influence art. To use a popular form of Amharic (2) rhetoric...
Contemporary Ethiopian painting in traditional style: from church-based to tourist art.(Critical essay)
March 22, 2009... In this paper, I will explore how traditional church painting changed in the urban context of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, which was founded in 1886. These changes included how artists were educated, how paintings were marketed and sold, who bought them, and how they functioned. The...
Icons of devotion/icons of trade: creativity and entrepreneurship in contemporary "traditional" Ethiopian painting.(Critical essay)
March 22, 2009... Aksum is one of Ethiopia's major tourist destinations. Although only a small town in the highlands of northern Ethiopia, it is the spiritual home of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) and rich in ancient monuments. Archaeologically it has been occupied since c. 350 BCE. Later, c. 100-600 CE,...
Contemporary women artists in Ethiopia.(Exhibition Preview)(Critical essay)
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This research note explores the lives and work of six contemporary women artists in Ethiopia, both those who paint within the artistic traditions of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and those who were educated in an academic, fine art tradition and whose work sells in art...