Description: Further DetailsTitle: Beyond AestheticsCondition: NewEAN: 9780300247626ISBN: 9780300247626Publisher: Yale University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/10/2020Item Height: 197mmItem Length: 127mmAuthor: Wole SoyinkaLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Use, Abuse, and Dissonance in African Art TraditionsISBN-10: 0300247621Description: An intimate reflection on culture and tradition, creativity and power, that draws on a lifetime’s commitment to aesthetic encounter The playwright, poet, essayist, novelist, and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is also a longtime art collector. This book of essays offers a glimpse into the motivations of the collector, as well as a highly personal look at the politics of aesthetics and collecting. Detailing moments of first encounter with objects that drew him in and continue to affect him, Soyinka describes a world of mortals, muses, and deities that imbue the artworks with history and meaning. Beyond Aesthetics is a passionate discussion of the role of identity, tradition, and originality in making, collecting, and exhibiting African art today. Soyinka considers objects that have stirred controversy, and he decries dogmatic efforts—whether colonial or religious—to suppress Africa’s artistic traditions. By turns poetic, provocative, and humorous, Soyinka affirms the power of collecting to reclaim tradition. He urges African artists, filmmakers, collectors, and curators to engage with their aesthetic and cultural histories.Published in association with the Hutchins Center for African & African American ResearchCountry/Region of Manufacture: USBook Series: Richard D. Cohen Lectures on African & African American ArtGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, History, Arts & PhotographyRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Beyond Aesthetics
Title: Beyond Aesthetics
EAN: 9780300247626
ISBN: 9780300247626
Release Date: 03/10/2020
Release Year: 2020
Subtitle: Use, Abuse, and Dissonance in African Art Traditions
ISBN-10: 0300247621
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Richard D. Cohen Lectures on African & African American Art
Book Title: Beyond Aesthetics : Use, Abuse, and Dissonance in African Art Traditions
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: American / African American, Criticism & Theory, African
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art
Item Weight: 10 oz
Item Length: 0.8 in
Author: Wole Soyinka
Item Width: 0.6 in
Book Series: Richard D. Cohen Lectures on African and African American Art Ser.
Format: Hardcover
