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Asmat Art

Author : Dirk Smidt
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462909647
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Asmat Art written by Dirk Smidt and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asmat Art features the world renowned woodcarvings of the Asmat, former head-hunters who live in the western half of New Guinea This book presents a full range of Asmat woodcarving art, but emphasizes the rare early shields and figure sculptures. Drums, canoe prowheads and the larger, more dramatic "objects" are also shown. Together with bisj poles, war shields are perhaps the most famous creation of Asmat artists, and these were carved throughout the region. It is in the design and construction of the shields that the variations in style region can most clearly be seen. Figure sculptures, of varying styles, are also well represented here, and a limited number of the huge ceremonial carvings, such as bisj poles and basu suangkus, have also been included. The cultural context in which these items play their part is described in detail in the introductory chapters. But it is not the intention of this book to be an ethnography. The focus is on the art pieces themselves.

The Making of Asmat Art

Author : Nick Stanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781907774201
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Asmat Art written by Nick Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the way major collections were made and examines the motivations of the collectors, their relationships with those from whom they purchased and the circumstances of the exchange. It also considers the involvement of artists and film-makers, anthropologists, representatives of the civil authorities and missionaries.

A Companion to Modern Art

Author : Pam Meecham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118639847
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Modern Art written by Pam Meecham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Modern Art presents a series of original essays by international and interdisciplinary authors who offer a comprehensive overview of the origins and evolution of artistic works, movements, approaches, influences, and legacies of Modern Art. Presents a contemporary debate and dialogue rather than a seamless consensus on Modern Art Aims for reader accessibility by highlighting a plurality of approaches and voices in the field Presents Modern Art’s foundational philosophic ideas and practices, as well as the complexities of key artists such as Cezanne and Picasso, and those who straddled the modern and contemporary Looks at the historical reception of Modern Art, in addition to the latest insights of art historians, curators, and critics to artists, educators, and more

Impermanence

Author : Haidy Geismar
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1787358690
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Impermanence written by Haidy Geismar and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing lasts forever. This common experience is the source of much anxiety but also hope. The concept of impermanence or continuous change opens up a range of timely questions and discussions that speak to globally shared experiences of transformation and concerns for the future. Impermanence engages with an emergent body of social theory emphasizing flux and transformation, and brings this into a dialogue with other traditions of thought and practice, notably Buddhism that has sustained a long-lasting and sophisticated meditation on impermanence. In cases drawn from all over the world, this volume investigates the significance of impermanence in such diverse contexts as social death, atheism, alcoholism, migration, ritual, fashion, oncology, museums, cultural heritage and art. The authors draw on a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, art history, Buddhist studies, cultural geography and museology. This volume also includes numerous photographs, artworks and poems that evocatively communicate notions and experiences of impermanence.

Making The Met, 1870–2020

Author : Andrea Bayer
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588397092
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Making The Met, 1870–2020 written by Andrea Bayer and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to celebrate The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th anniversary, Making The Met, 1870–2020 examines the institution’s evolution from an idea—that art can inspire anyone who has access to it—to one of the most beloved global collections in the world. Focusing on key transformational moments, this richly illustrated book provides insight into the visionary figures and events that led The Met in new directions. Among the many topics explored are the impact of momentous acquisitions, the central importance of education and accessibility, the collaboration that resulted from international excavations, the Museum’s role in preserving cultural heritage, and its interaction with contemporary art and artists. Complementing this fascinating history are more than two hundred works that changed the very way we look at art, as well as rarely seen archival and behind-the-scenes images. In the final chapter, Met Director Max Hollein offers a meditation on evolving approaches to collecting art from around the world, strategies for reaching new and diverse audiences, and the role of museums today.

Making Representations

Author : Moira G. Simpson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135632715
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Making Representations written by Moira G. Simpson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon material from Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, Making Representations explores the ways in which museums and anthropologists are responding to pressures in the field by developing new policies and practices, and forging new relationships with communities. Simpson examines the increasing number of museums and cultural centres being established by indigenous and immigrant communities as they take control of the interpretive process and challenge the traditional role of the museum. Museum studies students and museum professionals will all find this a stimulating and valuable read.

Just Representations, First Edition

Author : Robert Gardner
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0982865821
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Just Representations, First Edition written by Robert Gardner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents selected writings by acclaimed filmmaker Robert Gardner. There are journals written during filmmaking expeditions, observing and reacting to diverse ways of life. There are accounts of film projects envisioned and planned but not completed. There are essays on ways of life in premodern cultures that Gardner has observed firsthand. Also included are his voiceover narrations from the films "Dead Birds" "Rivers of Sand," which come to life in a new way on the page. In an interview, letters, and articles, Gardner addresses the subject of filmmaking and reflects on film's relation to anthropology and, more broadly, to the human project to understand reality. "A book of marvelous adventures with a camera and a series of meditations on diverse ways of life and making art by a wise and compassionate man." -Charles Simic

The Inbetweenness of Things

Author : Paul Basu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474264808
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Inbetweenness of Things written by Paul Basu and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We habitually categorize the world in binary logics of 'animate' and 'inanimate', 'natural' and 'supernatural', 'self' and 'other', 'authentic' and 'inauthentic'. The Inbetweenness of Things rejects such Western classificatory traditions – which tend to categorize objects using bounded notions of period, place and purpose – and argues instead for a paradigm where objects are not one thing or another but a multiplicity of things at once. Adopting an 'object-centred' approach, with contributions from material culture specialists across various disciplines, the book showcases a series of objects that defy neat classification. In the process, it explores how 'things' mediate and travel between conceptual worlds in diverse cultural, geographic and temporal contexts, and how they embody this mediation and movement in their form. With an impressive range of international authors, each essay grounds explorations of cutting-edge theory in concrete case studies. An innovative, thought-provoking read for students and researchers in anthropology, archaeology, museum studies and art history which will transform the way readers think about objects.

Savage Harvest

Author : Carl Hoffman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062116185
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Savage Harvest written by Carl Hoffman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world and his powerful, influential family guessing for years. Now, Carl Hoffman uncovers startling new evidence that finally tells the full, astonishing story. Despite exhaustive searches, no trace of Rockefeller was ever found. Soon after his disappearance, rumors surfaced that he'd been killed and ceremonially eaten by the local Asmat—a native tribe of warriors whose complex culture was built around sacred, reciprocal violence, head hunting, and ritual cannibalism. The Dutch government and the Rockefeller family denied the story, and Michael's death was officially ruled a drowning. Yet doubts lingered. Sensational rumors and stories circulated, fueling speculation and intrigue for decades. The real story has long waited to be told—until now. Retracing Rockefeller's steps, award-winning journalist Carl Hoffman traveled to the jungles of New Guinea, immersing himself in a world of headhunters and cannibals, secret spirits and customs, and getting to know generations of Asmat. Through exhaustive archival research, he uncovered never-before-seen original documents and located witnesses willing to speak publically after fifty years. In Savage Harvest he finally solves this decades-old mystery and illuminates a culture transformed by years of colonial rule, whose people continue to be shaped by ancient customs and lore. Combining history, art, colonialism, adventure, and ethnography, Savage Harvest is a mesmerizing whodunit, and a fascinating portrait of the clash between two civilizations that resulted in the death of one of America's richest and most powerful scions.

Rituals of the Dead

Author : Jennifer Alderson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986006101
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Rituals of the Dead written by Jennifer Alderson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stolen artifacts, a missing anthropologist and a pesky amateur sleuth. Art history student Zelda Richardson is working at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam on an exhibition of bis poles from the Asmat region of Papua - the same area where a famous American anthropologist disappeared in 1962. When his journal is found inside one of the bis poles, Zelda is tasked with finding out more about the man's last days and his connection to these ritual objects. Zelda is pulled into a world of shady anthropologists, headhunters, missionaries, art collectors, and smugglers - where the only certainty is that sins of the past are never fully erased. Join Zelda as she grapples with the anthropologist's mysterious disappearance fifty years earlier, and a present-day murderer who will do anything to prevent her from discovering the truth. All four mysteries in the Adventures of Zelda Richardson series are stand-alone novels and can be read in any order.

The Socialness of Things

Author : Stephen H. Riggins
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110882469
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Socialness of Things written by Stephen H. Riggins and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-10-25 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mimesis and Pacific Transcultural Encounters

Author : Jeannette Mageo
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1785336258
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Book Synopsis Mimesis and Pacific Transcultural Encounters by : Jeannette Mageo

Download or read book Mimesis and Pacific Transcultural Encounters written by Jeannette Mageo and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do images circulating in Pacific cultures and exchanged between them and their many visitors transform meanings for all involved? This fascinating collection explores how through mimesis, wayfarers and locales alike borrow images from one another to expand their cultural repertoire of meanings or borrow images from their own past to validate their identities.

Pacific Art

Author : Anita Herle
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824825560
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Pacific Art written by Anita Herle and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors explore the complex relations among Pacific artists, patrons, collectors, and museums over time, as well as the different meanings given to art objects by each.

On His Own Terms

Author : Richard Norton Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0375505806
Total Pages : 913 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book On His Own Terms written by Richard Norton Smith and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 913 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- On His Own Terms, -- On His Own Terms -- -- -- --Michael Beschloss From the Hardcover edition.

Indonesian New Guinea Adventure Guide

Author : David Pickell
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462909256
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Indonesian New Guinea Adventure Guide written by David Pickell and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey to the Stone Age In one of the last untamed places on Earth, Indonesian New Guinea’s snowcapped peaks tower above steaming rainforests and huge crocodiles stalk in thick mangroves ringing the island. Whether you lounge on the white beaches of Biak, or trek around Wamena, Indonesian New Guinea offers the adventure of a lifetime. The ultimate adventure guide This is the most complete guide to Indonesian New Guinea ever produced. Hundreds of pages of travel tips and dozens of lively articles cover every aspect of the island’s history and geography, taking you to lots of rarely- visited places. The nitty-gritty, from A to Z Detailed maps of every town and region of Indonesian New Guinea are included, along with personal recommendations from our expert authors on how to get around, where to stay and eat, and how to get the best value for money.

Indonesia

Author : Indonesia. Departemen Luar Negeri
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Indonesia written by Indonesia. Departemen Luar Negeri and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gender, Ritual and Social Formation in West Papua

Author : Jan Pouwer
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004253726
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Gender, Ritual and Social Formation in West Papua written by Jan Pouwer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study, based on a lifelong involvement with New Guinea, compares the culture of the Kamoro (18,000 people) with that of their eastern neighbours, the Asmat (40,000), both living on the south coast of West Papua, Indonesia. The comparison, showing substantial differences as well as striking similarities, contributes to a deeper understanding of both cultures. Part I looks at Kamoro society and culture through the window of its ritual cycle, framed by gender. Part II widens the view, offering in a comparative fashion a more detailed analysis of the socio-political and cosmo-mythological setting of the Kamoro and the Asmat rituals. These are closely linked with their social formations: matrilineally oriented for the Kamoro, patrilineally for the Asmat. Next is a systematic comparison of the rituals. Kamoro culture revolves around cosmological connections, ritual and play, whereas the Asmat central focus is on warfare and headhunting. Because of this difference in cultural orientation, similar, even identical, ritual acts and myths differ in meaning. The comparison includes a cross-cultural, structural analysis of relevant myths. This publication is of interest to scholars and students in Oceanic studies and those drawn to the comparative study of cultures.