"Primitivism" in 20th century art : affinity of the tribal and the modern / edited by William Rubin
Contributor(s): Rubin, William Stanley
| Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) | Detroit Institute of Arts | Dallas Museum of Art.
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BookPublisher: New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1984Description: 2 v. (xv, 689 p.) : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.ISBN: 0870705180.Subject(s): Primitivism in art | Art, Modern -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 709.04 RUB
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Reference | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Reference | 709.04 RUB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Reference | 00062791 | ||
| Reference | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Reference | 709.04 RUB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Reference | 00062788 |
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In 1906 tribal sculpture was discovered by 20th century artists; these objects had suddenly become relevant because of changes in the nature of modern art itself. These two volumes comprise the first comprehensive scholarly treatment in half a century of the crucial influence of the tribal arts--particularly those of Africa and Oceania--on modern painters and sculptors. In this visually stunning and intellectually provocative work, 19 essays confront complex aesthetic, art-historical, and sociological problems posed by this dramatic chapter in the history of modern art. The main body of the book contains a series of essays on primitivism in the works of Gauguin, the Fauves, Picasso, Brancusi, the German Expressionists, Lipchitz, Modigliani, Klee, Giacometti, Moore, the Surrealists, and the Abstract Expressionists. It concludes with a discussion of primitivist contemporary artists, including those involved in earthworks, shamanism, and ritual-inspired performances.
"Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title shown at the following museums: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Detroit Institute of Arts, Dallas Museum of Art"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: v. 1, p. 334-340