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• Title:Beyond aesthetics : use, abuse, and dissonance in African art traditions / Wole Soyinka.
  
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• Author/Creator:Soyinka, Wole, author.
  
• Published/Created:New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019.
  ©2019
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: N7380 .S675 2019
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Art, African--Social aspects.
  Nigerian essays (English)
  Africa--Civilization--Influence.
  
• Edition:First Edition.
  
• Description:159 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  
• Series:Richard D. Cohen lectures on African & African American art.
  
• Summary:"The playwright, poet, essayist, activist, and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka is also a longtime art collector. In this book of essays, he offers a glimpse into the motivations of the collector, as well as a highly personal look at the politics of aesthetics and collecting. Detailing moments of first encounter with objects that drew him in and continue to affect him, Soyinka describes a world of mortals, muses, and deities that imbue the artworks with history and meaning. Beyond Aesthetics is a passionate discussion of the role of identity, tradition, and originality in making, collecting, and exhibiting African art today. Soyinka considers objects that have stirred controversy, and he decries dogmatic efforts-whether colonial or religious-to suppress Africa's artistic traditions. By turns poetic, provocative, and humorous, Soyinka affirms the power of collecting to reclaim tradition. He urges African artists, filmmakers, collectors, and curators to engage with their aesthetic and cultural histories"-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780300247626
  0300247621
  
• Contents:Oga, na original fake, I swear!
  Procreative deities : the Orisa's triumphal march
  From Aso-Ebi to N****wood.