Being object, being art : masterpieces from the collections of the Museum of World Cultures, Frankfurt/Main / Achim Sibeth (ed.) ; photography by Stephan Beckers.
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TextPublication details: Tübingen : E. Wasmuth Verlag ; Frankfurt am Main : Museum der Weltkulturen, ©2009.Description: 323 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN: - 9783803033383
- 3803033381
- Masterpieces from the collections of the Museum of World Cultures, Frankfurt/Main
- 709 SIB
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 709 SIB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100576512 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Cultures contribute to the richness of this world through their uniqueness and variety - as do their material products. This is reflected in the ethnographic collections from Africa, the Americas, South East Asia, Oceania and East Asia at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt. Using exceptional photographs, 130 everyday objects or ritual items are presented from the huge collection.The objects in this volume are described and interpreted simultaneously as works of art. The book questions the environment in which the work was created and which ideas about design, colour, form, symmetry, balance, etc., might have influenced their production. The common goal is to present what it is about these works that are exceptional, elaborate, other, perfect or imperfect in fact, harmonious or disturbing.
Published in conjuncation with an exhibition held at the Museum of World Cultures, Frankfurt am Main, Oct. 31, 2009-Oct. 31, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-323).
Art and context / Eva Ch. Raabe [and others] -- Americas / Mona B. Suhrbier -- Africa / Christine Stelzig -- Southeast Asia / Achim Sibeth -- Oceania / Eva Ch. Raabe -- East Asia / Stephan von der Schulenburg.