FAH492H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: African Art, Academic Art, Modern Architecture
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The trajectories of african art in the west: pivot in the 1980"s, theoretical shift happens, beginning of deconstruction of hegemony and establish modes of presenting arts, question about how museums construct values for non western object. Starts debates about why african art is displayed, who is doing the curating. Questions in ate in the 20th century exhibition. Term emerged in the mid 20th century. About western construction of primitive societies and attitudes towards these culture that are deemed to be simple or primitive. Someone or something less complex, or less advanced, than the person or thing to which it is being compared . Compared to civilized societies in the west that are seen as more advanced, complex. Is trying to articulate why he decided to mound the show. Who appreciate pre renaissance styles for their simplicity and sincerity which they saw in abidance in complex devices such as lighting, perspective and for their vigour and expressive power.
