Congo as fiction : art worlds between past and present /

For the first time, this exhibition presents objects and photographs that the German art anthropologist Hans Himmelheber collected during his field trip to the Congo in 1938-39: coloured masks, imposing figures, and richly decorated everyday objects. These are contrasted with contemporary positions...

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Corporate Author: Museum Rietberg
Other Authors: Guyer, Nanina, Oberhofer, Michaela
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Zürich : Scheidegger & Spiess, [2020]
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Summary:For the first time, this exhibition presents objects and photographs that the German art anthropologist Hans Himmelheber collected during his field trip to the Congo in 1938-39: coloured masks, imposing figures, and richly decorated everyday objects. These are contrasted with contemporary positions by renowned Congolese artists. Exhibition: Museum Rietberg, Zürich, Switzerland (22.11.2019 - 15.03.2020).
Item Description:Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Congo as fiction - art worlds between past and present' at the Museum Rietberg Zürich from November 22, 2019 to March 15 2020.
Physical Description:328 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, map, portraits ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-327).
ISBN:9783858818355
3858818356
9783858816436
3858816434