Africa remix; contemporary art of a continent.N7380 3-7757-1472-3 Africa remix re·mix tr.v. re·mixed, re·mix·ing, re·mix·es To recombine (audio tracks or channels from a recording) to produce a new or modified audio recording: ; contemporary art of a continent. Title main entry. Ed. by Simon Njami et al. Hatje Cantz Publishers, [c]2005 224 p. $45.00 (pa) This catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. was published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name at the Hayward Hayward, city (1990 pop. 111,498), Alameda co., W Calif.; settled 1851, inc. 1876. It is an important commercial and distribution center for farm products. Manufactures include wire, plastics, metal and paper products, textiles, machinery, and motor vehicles. Gallery in London in 2005, which was the largest exhibition of contemporary African art African art, art created by the peoples south of the Sahara. The predominant art forms are masks and figures, which were generally used in religious ceremonies. ever seen in Europe. As the African continent consists of more than 50 countries and over 800 million people, no one exhibition can provide a comprehensive survey of its art. This catalog serves as a compilation Compiling a program. See compiler. or anthology of significant African artists, and offers a brief look at the work of each. Following essays by seven curators and scholars, the catalog is divided into three sections (identity & history, body & soul, and city & land) that display color plates of the work of over 80 artists. The book concludes with a list of works, but no subject index. |
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