Publication

2015 - Yale University Press

Language

English

Word Count

26,000 words, Guess

Page Count

104 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780300208740
  • ISBN-10030020874X
  • Library of Congress Control Number2015000724
  • OCLC Control Number894310376
  • Better World Books9780300208740
and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCN8222.M39D57 2015
  • LCCN8222.M39 D57 2015

Description

"African masks changed the face of modern art in the early twentieth century. Today, a century later, young artists are again looking at masks in museums for inspiration. In this era of innovation, when digital culture is upending our visual framework, artists are reinventing form in an ever-expanding choice of mediums. With Disguise: Masks and Global African Art, the Seattle Art Museum's renowned collection of masks has become a catalyst for artists, encouraging them to present fresh visions of masquerade and of the shared instinct to hide from ourselves and from each other"--

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