Headrests are simple, utilitarian objects. Widely used across Africa, they are predominantly found in the eastern, central, and southern part of the continent. The volume features full-colour pictures of very rare and fine headrests that have never before been published.
This catalogue of pre-Columbian art is a fresh attempt to examine and come to terms with artworks produced by a section of mankind that came to the attention of Europeans only after the voyages of Columbus and other explorers.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries it was fashionable to collect 'curios', objects so named because they aroused 'curiosity'. As one leafs through the pages, Asia Imagined slowly becomes apparent, like a treasure hunt.
Micro Monumentality is the first title in a new series, Micro-Africa, which aims to highlight the artistic and cultural value of miniature objects made in Africa.
Stunning photographs made during World War I--personal photographs taken on the home front and battlefield contrasted with official photographs created as propaganda and to record history.
Building on the extended fieldwork of numerous researchers since the 1950s, this text offers a unique window into the dynamic performance contexts of both masquerade and architecture in Central Africa.
The first book devoted to the art of the vast South Seas island groups in the Bismarck Archipelago.
The mysterious beauty of Punu masks and the artistic culture of Gabon are presented in a detailed and engaging book accompanied by numerous full-colour illustrations.
A major new monograph on the Cuban artist Agustin Fernandez.
A wonderful world of hope, metaphors and ideas, which in spite of the time that has passed is very similar to the world we live in now. This catalogue introduces us to this world of magic, life and death.
The eyes of a contemporary artist accompany us in discovering the art treasures in the Nouveau Musee National de Monaco.
Features 78 exceptional works - many never published before - drawn from the Cleveland Museum of Art, the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., and a large number of American private collections
Published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alfred Baur's birth (1865-1951) and the 50th anniversary of the Baur Foundation, Museum of Far Eastern Art, this book presents one of the major collections of Asian art through an opulent selection from the 9000 objects of the arts of China and Japan.
This book completes the survey of the Indian scene, begun by the various exhibitions held in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo, which were devoted to contemporary urban art and its world renowned stars, such as Subodh Gupta and Bharti Kher.
The first book to examine the rich jewellery traditions of the Batak people in Indonesia is a gorgeous tribute to a vanishing way of life.
The story of British design told through works selected from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
This selection of 120 African and Asian headdresses from the Ira Brind collection takes readers into the most hidden corners of two continents throughout the 20th century.
The story of Japanese design, told through works selected from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Installation art at the Museum of Art & Design, Lausanne, dedicated to man's changing relationship with animals. Text in English and French.
This image-filled book features outstanding works of Luba art from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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