Tribal Treasures in Dutch Private Collections
Arnold Wentholt and Siebe Rossel are leading the VVE Vereniging
Vrienden Etnografica . The organisation exist since already 25 years and did
a special exhibitionand a book with unpublished pieces from his members in the
Netherlands.
Friendly suggesting you should purchase a catalog and give it as a gift to someone (or yourself) as a Christmas present.
The Exhibition:
Van Verre Volken Thuis. Kunst in de kamer’ 5 oct 2008 till 4 january 2009.
Afrika Museum, Postweg 6, Berg en Dal (near Nijmegen) the Netherlands.
A solid new innovative concept exhibition that makes ou feel like if you where in the collectors houses. Giving a warm intimate feeling.
A view of the exhibition
Around 120 objects where selected from Africa, Melanesia, and Indonesia, and vetted by an expert commitee, making this an exhibition of Museal quality. The strong part beeing that the majority of these pieces never had been published previously,adding to the African Art files.
A view of the interior taken with a special camera.
A view of the same interior in the exhibition.
The BOOK:
tribal treasures
in
dutch private collections
authors: Siebe Rossel and Arnold Wentholt (eds.) VVE Vereniging Vrienden Etnografica.
176 pages: 33cm X 25 cm . Fully illustrated catalogue accompanying 'Van Verre Volken Thuis, Kunst in de Kamer". All texts in English and Dutch.
TESTIMONIAL : Dear Arnold Wentholt, Siebe Rossel and Franz Ellenbroek,
Thank you for bringing me the catalogue of your exhibition which I have not seen yet, but will do so shortly.
The real reason for my writing is to congratulate the three of you for your catalogue. Indeed, I love the writing because for once an innovative, intelligent and learned approach to the subject we all cherish.
Also the layout is very good and I like the thumbnail photographs in the back with their explanatory text.
Thank you for the pleasure you gave me.
All the best and once again congratulation,
Marc Felix
Content description:
- An introduction text by Ineke Eisenburger, Director Afrika Museum.
- Tribal
Art - From Trophy To Object d'Art by Arnold Wentholt.
Explaining:The trophy in Antiquity, Miraculum and Curiositas, Curiosities and primitive art, Pragmatism and Museums - The XIXTh century, Primitive Art- The discovery: The Age of Primitivism, Tribal Art -commodities, The day After... -
Monsters, Metamorphosis and Magic by Siebe Rossel Explaining the meaning of some objects in the catalog ...An illustrated article with animals and Monsters in Tribal Arts.
...By invoking (super)natural powers, in ritual, one wishes to enforce a good harvest, fertility, rainfall, healing or success in warfare, or avert disaster. As in horror movies, the animal attributes refer to qualities... - The
Artist, The violator by Frans Ellenbroek
"Can we ascribe values to human artistic behaviour that have contributed to the survival of the species Homo Sapîens ?" ...concluding Even without Darwin, cultural philosophers and art historians had ideas on this matter that showed remarkable similarities with the evolutionary model. According to this model, the art and theconduct that leads to art played a decisive role in the biological success of our species, the most fascinating animal species I know. - 116 pages with one page high photo of an object and its description
So if you want a book as an end of year game get my strongest
recommendation for this book, see also Marc Felix testimonial on your right, he
wrote many known books on African Art and also enjoyed this book and his writing.
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