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Congo as Fiction: Art Worlds Between Past and Present
Contributor(s): Guyer, Nanina (Editor), Oberhofer, Michaela (Editor)

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 ISBN: 3858818356     ISBN-13: 9783858818355
Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess
OUR PRICE: $52.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: March 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Art | African
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 9.2" W x 11.2" L (3.35 lbs) 328 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
 
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There is no single voice of the Democratic Republic of Congo but a multitude of diverse cultures and voices, contributing to a vibrant art scene that attracts interest from around the world. Nowhere in Africa is there an art scene more varied in form, media, and material.

Published to accompany an exhibition at Museum Rietberg in Zurich, Congo as Fiction: Art Worlds between Past and Present juxtaposes objects collected and photographs by the German anthropologist Hans Himmelheber during his journey to the Congo from 1938 to 1939 with works by contemporary Congolese artists and essays that investigate the fictions of Congo in both African and Western imaginations. The colorful masks and richly decorated everyday objects collected by Himmelheber reflect the extraordinary creativity and innovativeness of Congolese artists of the period but also the collector's own idea of Congo. The book links the past with contemporary artistic production, showing how for many years Congolese artists like Sammy Baloji and Sinzo Aanza have been exploring in their work the effects of colonialism and globalized trade.


Contributor Bio(s): Guyer, Nanina: - Nanina Guyer is curator of photography at Museum Rietberg in Zurich, where she is pursuing a research project on photography in Congo during the 1930s.Oberhofer, Michaela: - Michaela Oberhofer is curator of African art at Museum Rietberg in Zurich and director of a research project on Hans Himmelheber and African art in collaboration with the University of Zurich.
 
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