The Making of Asmat Art - Indigenous Art in a World Perspective (Hardcover, New)

Why has Asmat art, from a remote and small south-coast West Papuan society, had such a significant and prolonged impact on the world stage? This book 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. Asmat artists have maintained their unique appeal through constant stylistic innovation and by engagement with new publics, both locally and internationally, as exemplified by the recent displays of women's weaving alongside the men's carved wooden shields, drums and figures. Despite accelerating social changes, Asmat art continues to thrive as a compelling and transformative Melanesian presence in the global art world. 'Awe-inspiring works of Asmat art loom large in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and in dozens of other great museums around the world. Nick Stanley's engagingly written study provides the best history to date of the making of Asmat art traditions and of their avid acquisition by successive European and north American collectors. Most importantly, the book foregrounds the creativity and imagination of Asmat artists themselves. This is a book that will be welcomed by everyone interested in the arts of the Pacific.' Nicholas Thomas, University of Cambridge

General

Imprint:	Sean Kingston Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	December 2012
Authors:	Nick Stanley
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages:	264
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-907774-20-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Art of indigenous peoples
LSN:	1-907774-20-3
Barcode:	9781907774201

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