Flash of the Spirit

Flash of the Spirit
Author: Robert Farris Thompson
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2010-05-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0307874338

This landmark book shows how five African civilizations—Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande and Cross River—have informed and are reflected in the aesthetic, social and metaphysical traditions (music, sculpture, textiles, architecture, religion, idiogrammatic writing) of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil and other places in the New World.

African Art in Motion

African Art in Motion
Author: Robert Farris Thompson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520038448

African Art as Philosophy

African Art as Philosophy
Author: Souleymane Bachir Diagne
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1635423228

This critically acclaimed study offers a distinct, incisive look at how Senegalese philosopher Senghor sees in African art the most acute expression of Bergson’s philosophy. Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001) was a Senegalese poet and philosopher who in 1960 also became the first president of the Republic of Senegal. In African Art as Philosophy, Souleymane Bachir Diagne uses a unique approach to reading Senghor’s influential works, taking as the starting point for his analysis Henri Bergson’s idea that in order to understand philosophers, one must find the initial intuition from which every aspect of their work develops. In the case of Senghor, Diagne argues that his primordial intuition is that African art is a philosophy. To further this point, Diagne looks at what Senghor called the “1889 Revolution” (the year Bergson’s Time and Free Will was published), as well as the influential writers and publications of that period—specifically, Nietzsche and Rimbaud. The 1889 Revolution, Senghor claims, is what led him to the understanding of the “Vitalism” at the core of African religions and beliefs that found expression in the arts.

Yoruba

Yoruba
Author: Henry John Drewal
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1989
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin, over 15 million strong, are heirs to one of the oldest and greatest artistic traditions in West Africa. This text offers a look at Yoruba civilization. Over 200 photographs illustrate rarely seen objects from museums and private collections.

IncarNations

IncarNations
Author: Kendell Geers
Publisher: Silvana Editoriale
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9788836642991

ncarNations is at once a mix and exchange between classical and contemporary art from Africa and its diasporas, looking at African art as a living philosophical practice. The masks, images and historic objects act as milestones, anchoring contemporary works in the ancient context of live creation. Taken from Sindika Dokolo's collection, the works of African artists enter into dialogue with those of the diaspora while contemporary works are presented alongside classical works. Artists: Sammy Baloji, William Kentridge, Tracey Rose, Wangechi Mutu, Otobong Nkanga, Yinka Shonibare, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Ana Mendieta, Kehinde Wiley, Andres Serrano, Aida Muluneh, Mwangi Hutter, Hank Willis Thomas, Tracey Rose, Adrian Piper, Lubaina Himid, Roger Ballen, Zanele Muholi, Phyllis Galembo.

African Art Reframed

African Art Reframed
Author: Bennetta Jules-Rosette
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2020-06-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0252052153

Once seen as a collection of artifacts and ritual objects, African art now commands respect from museums and collectors. Bennetta Jules-Rosette and J.R. Osborn explore the reframing of African art through case studies of museums and galleries in the United States, Europe, and Africa. The authors take a three-pronged approach. Part One ranges from curiosity cabinets to virtual websites to offer a history of ethnographic and art museums and look at their organization and methods of reaching out to the public. In the second part, the authors examine museums as ecosystems and communities within communities, and they use semiotic methods to analyze images, signs, and symbols drawn from the experiences of curators and artists. The third part introduces innovative strategies for displaying, disseminating, and reclaiming African art. The authors also propose how to reinterpret the art inside and outside the museum and show ways of remixing the results. Drawing on extensive conversations with curators, collectors, and artists, African Art Reframed is an essential guide to building new exchanges and connections in the dynamic worlds of African and global art.

African Art in Cultural Perspective

African Art in Cultural Perspective
Author: William Russell Bascom
Publisher: New York : Norton
Total Pages: 218
Release: 1973
Genre: Art, African
ISBN:

A general survey of African art as it reflects tribal and cultural influences.

A Companion to African Philosophy

A Companion to African Philosophy
Author: Kwasi Wiredu
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0470997370

This volume of newly commissioned essays provides comprehensive coverage of African philosophy, ranging across disciplines and throughout the ages. Offers a distinctive historical treatment of African philosophy. Covers all the main branches of philosophy as addressed in the African tradition. Includes accounts of pre-colonial African philosophy and contemporary political thought.

Art from Africa

Art from Africa
Author: Pamela McClusky
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2002
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780691092751

"The authors draw on personal memories, interviews, and oral narratives to present twelve "case histories" of objects--or clusters of objects-- in the Seatle Art Museum's renowned collection of African art."