African Art At LACMA

LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art January 27–November 2, 2008 | Ahmanson Building

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The arts of Africa are as diverse in appearance, material, and purpose as the peoples of the continent who created them. The works in the collection include body adornments, masks with bright paint and raffia, small figures of wood and ivory, bronzes, beaded crowns, and stools. African artists create dynamic, original, and imaginative pieces from materials available both locally and brought from distance areas.

Plaque, 17th century in Bronze
Height: 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm)
M.74.90
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold

Tradition as Innovation in African Art

Woyo Mask Wood, pigment
Woyo peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, early 20th century

(H. 24 ½ in., W. 13 ½ in., D. 6 in. or H. 62.20 cm., W. 34.30 cm., D. 15.20 cm.)
LACMA, Gift of Lee and Rada Bronson (AC1998.60.1)

Who defines an avant-garde? African art inspired the early twentieth-century avant-gardes of cubism, Dada, and surrealism. But Africa has always had its own pioneers who keep artistic expression fresh and original. Yourba philosopher Olabiyi Yai writes that tradition implies innovation. The tension between the two has ensured the dynamism of most African arts, and artists tend to work within genres while defying their boundaries.

This exhibition will include the works of over thirty African artists, most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Select groupings and pairings of objects will demonstrate how some African artists may challenge a canon by improvising on form and iconography. Single sculptures will show the tour-de-force creativity of artists who honor stylistic conventions while presenting new forms.

Loan objects will be drawn from the collections of eight private lenders, as well as the collections of the Fowler Museum at UCLA and LACMA. Polly Nooter Roberts, deputy director and curator of African Art of the Fowler Museum at UCLA, will serve as the guest curator of the exhibition.

This exhibition was produced in partnership with the Fowler Museum at UCLA and reflects a LACMA–Fowler collections/exhibitions initiative. We wish to thank the exhibition's generous lenders.

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