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Kongo : power and majesty

LaGamma, Alisa, author, Blackmore, Josiah, 1959- European images of the Kongolese in books, Giuntini, Christine, contributor, Green, James, 1987- contributor, Howe, Ellen G., contributor, Martin, Phyllis. Kingdom of Loango, Rizzo, Adriana, contributor, Thornton, John K. (John Kelly), 1949- Kingdom of Kongo, Windmuller-Luna, Kristen, contributor, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution

Overview

\"A landmark presentation that will radically redefine our understanding of Africa's relationship with the West, Kongo: Power and Majesty, opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this September, will focus on one of the continent's most influential artistic traditions, from the earliest moment of direct engagement between African and European leaders at the end of the 15th century through the early 20th century. The creative output of Kongo artists of Central Africa will be represented by 134 works drawn from more than 50 institutional and private collections across Europe and the United States, reflecting five hundred years of encounters and shifting relations between European and Kongo leaders. From a dynamic assembly of 15 monumental power figures to elegantly carved ivories and finely woven textiles, the exhibition will explore how the talents of Central Africa's most gifted artists were directed toward articulating a culturally distinct vernacular of power.\"--Metropolitan Museum of Art website

• Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,Distributed by Yale University Press
• Subject: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Exhibitions. / Art, Kongo Exhibitions. / Art, Kongo Influence Exhibitions. / Art, Kongo European influences Exhibitions. / Art Kongo Kingdom Exhibitions. / Art Africa, Central Exhibitions.
• ISBN: 9781588395757, 1588395758

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
N7399.C6 L34 2015	1	BOOK	ARTS