Possessions: Indigenous Art/Colonial Culture

by Nicholas Thomas

Tribal art has been one of the greatest inspirations for twentieth-century Western artists. Picasso, Matisse, Ernst, and Brancusi responded in unforgettable ways to masks, sculpture, and other forms of indigenous African, Oceanic, and American art. The politics of this relationship have long been a matter of contention: is it a cross-cultural discovery to be celebrated, or just one more example of Western colonial appropriation? This revelatory book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500280975
• ISBN13: 9780500280973
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"