African Innovations
dal 11/8/2011 al 11/8/2011
Segnalato da
11/8/2011
African Innovations
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
Marking the first time that the Museum's African collection has been arranged chronologically, African Innovations invites the visitor to examine the continent's long record of artistic excellence, extending from ancient times through the present day. The installation stretches over some 2,500 years, from masterworks of ancient Nubia and Nok to contemporary pieces from the twenty-first century.
organized by Kevin D. Dumouchelle
Assistant Curator, Arts of Africa & the Pacific Islands, Brooklyn Museum.
A complete reinstallation of roughly 200 works from the Brooklyn Museum’s world-renowned collection of African art, African Innovations is organized with a particular focus on the aesthetic, social, political, and cosmological problems addressed by African artists through their work. A dynamic and diverse range of objects that includes wood sculpture, metal casting, terracotta, textiles, and beadwork, African art has a long history of adaptation to and exchange with cultures near and far.
Marking the first time that the Museum’s African collection has been arranged chronologically, African Innovations invites the visitor to examine the continent’s long record of artistic excellence, extending from ancient times through the present day.The installation stretches over some 2,500 years, from masterworks of ancient Nubia and Nok to contemporary pieces from the twenty-first century. Art from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which comprises the majority of the collection, will be considered according to five themes: protection, transitions, authority, masquerade, and personal beauty. A concluding section, the Museum’s first dedicated space for contemporary African works, will contain pieces by artists such as Viyé Diba, Magdalene Odundo, and Yinka Shonibare. Each of these artists claims a part in African art history while drawing on global perspectives—thus continuing the ongoing history of African innovation.
African Innovations is organized by Kevin D. Dumouchelle, Assistant Curator, Arts of Africa & the Pacific Islands, Brooklyn Museum.
Image: Unidentified Lega artist. Three-Headed Figure (Sakimatwemtwe). South Kivu or Maniema province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century. Wood, fiber, kaolin, 5 1/2 x 2 x 1 1/8 in. (14 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.486
Opens August 12, 2011
Brooklyn Museum of Art
South Gallery, 1st floor
200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, New York
Visit
Wednesday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
Friday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Suggested Contribution: $10
Students with Valid ID: $6
Adults 62 and over: $6
Members: Free
Children under 12:Free