Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors: | Massaquoi, Erika Dalya, author.
Seattle Art Museum, issuing body, host institution.
Fowler Museum at UCLA, host institution.
Brooklyn Museum, host institution.
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ISBN: | 9780300208740 030020874X
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Notes: | "This book has been published in conjunction with the exhibition Disguise: Masks and Global African Art. Seattle Art Museum: June 18-September 7, 2015; Fowler Museum at UCLA: October 18, 2015-March 13, 2016; Brooklyn Museum: April 29-September 18, 2016. The exhibition was organized by the Seattle Art Museum"--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-92).
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Summary: | "African masks changed the face of modern art in the early twentieth century. Today, a century later, young artists are again looking at masks in museums for inspiration. In this era of innovation, when digital culture is upending our visual framework, artists are reinventing form in an ever-expanding choice of mediums. With Disguise: Masks and Global African Art, the Seattle Art Museum's renowned collection of masks has become a catalyst for artists, encouraging them to present fresh visions of masquerade and of the shared instinct to hide from ourselves and from each other"--
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