African Faces book wins famous FEDRIGONI Award

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by David Norden, december 3, 2009 - read it online at http://african-arts.info/african_faces.htm

African Faces

I am glad to hear that the book African faces has won the 'FEDRIGONI TOP APPLICATION AWARD" - publishing hard cover 2009".

Some 700 publications were submitted for this contest and an independent international jury of professional publishers and designers conferred this prestigious International Award to African Faces - the first time ever to an Art book dedicated to tribal arts.


An alternative View of the African Mask


I have examined the content of this impressive photo book that reveals the African mask in an entirely new way. It is written by the famous emeritus professor of the Gent University Herman Burssens, who explains the use and function of masks of the Southern Sahara.

Marnix Neerman describes the relationship between modern art and so-called "primitive art" and the 500 splendid photographs of masks, amongst which many are double-page spread and 68 cm-26.7 inches wide close-ups give a good example for those who want to learn about recognizing authentic masks, and how to distinguish them from fakes. An old mask will always look different from a counterfeit.

Punu mask from African faces - An homage to the African mask Punu mask from African faces - An homage to the African mask

The photos of Hugo Maertens and text in this book show the African mask from a different perspective, and the authors discuss the influences this so-called "primitive art" has had on modern art.

What is also interesting, is the fact that a lot of the masks in the book are from the stores of Belgian museums and universities that have never before been shown in any books.

It includes an exciting selection from the treasures hidden in storage at the RMCA Tervueren, the Ethnographic Museum in Antwerp, the ethnographical university collections in Ghent, Louvain and Louvain-la-Neuve.

Further masks have been provided by famous international collectors such as Jim Ross, the Wall family, Willy Mestach, Marc Felix, etc...

Created and published in Belgium- a country known for it's colonial past - this Award once again puts Belgium on the frontline of African art knowledge while promoting it in a positive light.


David Norden

The book is on sale at Amazon and in the better bookshops. You can make inquiries with  Lannoo Belgium the publisher quoting ISBN-13 nr 978-90-209-8348-7 or ISBN-10 9020983482

African faces, An homage to the African Masks

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African Faces Description

Fully revised French/English edition with over 500 astonishing photographs of the most important African masks in the world.
336 pages, 13.8 x 11 x 1.9 inches, 6.8 pounds

About the Authors

Marnix Neerman is a private collector of African masks and a dealer in contemporary art. Hugo Maertens is a well known photographer and has worked for different publishers and museums worldwide. Herman Brussens is emeritus professor of African art and cultural history at the University of Ghent.

 


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