Eternal Ancestors - African Art and Modernism - Part 7 of 7
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Channel: The Met · 2008 · Education
Learn more about the exhibition: http://www.metmuseum.org/special/eternal_ancestors/african_more.asp Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary," these lectures examine the legacy of one of Africa's greatest artistic movements. They address the larger significance of the region's most celebrated sculptural works by considering the historical context and spiritual impetus for their creation, their impact on the Western avant-garde, and parallels with other major world traditions. African Art and Modernism Jack Flam, Distinguished Professor of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century European and American Art, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
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