St. Louis Art Museum

Musée du quai Branly

Despite the incredible artistry and skill evident in the prolific output of New Ireland artists of the late 19th century, their work is still largely unknown. This compelling exhibition catalogue intends to rectify that by presenting a broad panorama of artistic expressions developed in New Ireland, a Pacific island northeast of Papua New Guinea, and home to one of the most sophisticated sculptural traditions in the Pacific region. The works of art featured are of such a quality that the design and craftsmanship would be undeniable in any context. However, the narrow range of time and place are especially important to our understanding of them. There is less than one hundred years between the oldest and newest works on view, yet they represent an artistic tradition that is at least four hundred years old. The story of how these arts flourished before, and even during, the period when contact with the outside world was resulting in a major dislocation of traditional cultural practices, is the subjec

Art of the South Pacific

New Ireland

Le point de vue de l'éditeurCet ouvrage est publié à l'occasion de l'exposition "Exhibitions : l'invention du sauvage", présentée au musée du quai Branly du 29 novembre 2011 au 3 juin 2012.

l'invention du sauvage

Exhibitions

Ouvrage de synthèse sur les arts et cultures extra-européens à partir des collections du musée. L'initiation à l'histoire de l'art se fait autour d'une sélection de quarante oeuvres pour chacun des quatre continents : Afrique, Asie, Océanie, Amériques.

Musée du quai Branly

Books

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