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