African Arts articles from December 2001

African Arts archives from December 2001

Fragments. (first word).
December 22, 2001... When the editors of African Arts asked me in the fall to write this column, suggesting that I might have "interesting" things to say about being both a scholar and a dealer, or gallery owner, what sprang to mind first had nothing to do with...

Portrat Afrika; Fotografische Positionen eines Jahrhunderts.(African Portrait: A Century of Photographic Positions)
December 22, 2001... Edited by Annette Czekelius and Michael Thoss Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Munich, 2000. 119 pp., 88 color & 93 b/w illustrations. DM 24 softcover. Portrat Afrika: Fotografische Positionen eines Jahrhunderts (African Portrait: A Century...

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art: Worldview, Symbolism and Culture in Africa, Oceania and Native North America.
December 22, 2001... Hope B. Werness The Continuum International Publishing Group, New York, 2000. 360 pp., 874 entries, 550 line drawings, 14 maps, bibliography, index. $50 hardcover. Hope Werness, art historian and artist, should be congratulated for...

Roy Sieber: master before the changeless mirror 1923-2001. (in memoriam).(Obituary)
December 22, 2001... Roy Sieber is forever: expert eye, copious beard, reassuring arm around a worried graduate student, uncopiable mix of fellowship and authority. More than four hundred persons attended Roy's funeral in Bloomington last October. That means four...

Bamana: the art of existence in Mali. (exhibition preview).(various artists, African art, Museum for African Art, New York and Museum Rietberg, Zurich)
December 22, 2001... The Museum for African Art, New York, and the Museum Rietberg, Zurich, have mounted related but separate exhibitions on the Bamana peoples of Mali. The Museum for African Art's "Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali" (September 13, 2001-May 19,...

Contemporary Vodun arts of Ouidah, Benin.
December 22, 2001... The contemporary Vodun arts of the city of Ouidah in the Republic of Benin are a testament to the strength and flexibility of a belief system that is perpetually inventing, reinventing, and modifying itself. Their embodying aesthetic reflects...

Spectacular Display: the Art of Nkanu Initiation Rituals. (exhibition preview).(various artists, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.)
December 22, 2001... In 1999 the National Museum of African Art acquired an important set of Nkanu wall panels that provided the impetus for "Spectacular Display: The Art of Nkanu Initiation Rituals," which opened at the museum on December 16, 2001, and will run...

"Authentic/Ex-Centric" at the Venice Biennale: African conceptualism in global contexts.(various articles, Venice, Italy)
December 22, 2001... We recently had the pleasure of co-curating the exhibition "Authentic/Ex-Centric: Africa In and Out of Africa" (June 8-September 30, 2001) as part of the 49th Venice Biennale. This exhibition featured the work of seven prominent contemporary...

ExitCongoMuseum: a Century of Art with/without Papers.(African art, various artists, Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Tervuren, Belgium)
December 22, 2001... Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Tervuren, Belgium November 24, 2000-June 24, 2001 The fame of the Muse Royal de l'Afrique Centrale resides in its vast holdings of approximately 160,000 objects from central Africa, of which only about...

Fode Camara: Many Colors, Much Meaning.(Fode Camara, Contemporary African Art Gallery, New York, New York)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2001... Contemporary African Art Gallery New York, New York April 18-October 15, 2001 Art enthusiasts will certainly remember Senegalese artist Fode Camara's stunning paintings from such exhibitions as "Africa Explores" and "Revolution Francaise...

Africas: El Artista y la Ciudad.(African art, various artists, Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
December 22, 2001... Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain May 30-September 11, 2001 This ambitious exhibition, curated by philosopher and critic Pep Subiros for Barcelona's CCCB, took as its premise the idea that urban culture rather...

Head and Tales: Adornments from Africa.(African art, various artists, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
December 22, 2001... Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts December 9, 1999-October 1, 2001 Though at first glance this exhibition appeared to be yet another assembly of objects from Africa, a closer scrutiny...

Art Out of Sudan.(Ahmed El Sharif, Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2001... Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery Winnipeg, Canada January 5-March 3, 2001 In the wake of renewed interest in contemporary African art, the Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery in Winnipeg mounted "Art out of Sudan," which explored the...

Current events.
December 22, 2001... Information subject to change western states (by closing date) WRAPPED IN PRIDE Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity Through January 15 Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA TRIBAL, FOLK AND TEXTILE ART SHOW February 7-10...

One Woman's Jihad: Nana Asma'u, Scholar and Scribe.
December 22, 2001... Beverly B. Mack and Jean Boyd Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indianapolis, 2000. 198 pp., 5 b/w photos, map. $35 softcover. Nana Asma'u was the daughter of Shehu Usman 'dan Fodio, a Fulbe scholar. After escaping an assassination...

Kerry James Marshall.
December 22, 2001... Kerry James Marshall, Terrie Sultan, and Arthur Jaffa Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2000. 128 pp., 42 b/w & 68 color photos, chronology, bibliography. $29.95 hardcover. The most notable quality of this book is how it successfully conveys...