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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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). |
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| 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 |