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Another of the many surprising finds for the exhibition Black is beautiful Rubens to Dumas, were the prints by Bernard Picart for the series Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. I did’t find these prints by reading Art Historical literature, they were barely studied and hardly written about. I found them …
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European presentation of Visual Century, a four-volume publication that reappraises South African visual art of the twentieth century from a post-apartheid perspective. Wide-ranging and in-depth essays by more than thirty writers make it an indispensable resource for curators, historians, students, and artists.
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One of the most beautiful ‘art’ histories that I encountered during my years of research into the imagination of “Black” in the Dutch / Flemish art, were the miniatures in manuscripts in which Africans can be seen. One surprising figure after another surfaced. Unfortunately, these works are rarely lent and we could show only a …
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NL< hier The death toll is rising rapidly among miners who were shot at the mine in South Africa, 70 kilometers from Johannesburg. 34 men died according to the national Dutch news. This platinum mine is, according to news accounts, responseble for 12 percent of the world supply of platinum. The shares of the minecompany …
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The Slave in European Art: From Renaissance Trophy to Abolitionist Emblem Edited by prof. Elizabeth McGrath (Warburg Institute) and prof. Jean Michel Massing (University of Cambridge) Warburg Institute Colloquia, 20 (Editors: Jill Kraye and Charles Burnett) The Warburg Institute – Nino Aragno Editore (London and Turin, 2012) This volume explores the imagery of slaves and …
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Black head of state by the pop art artist Jacob Zekveld could be described as a painting that embodies the spirit of the 1960s and the Flower Power movement. It is one of a series of cheerful pictures bearing titles such as This is Holland, Sleeping Beauty, Royal visit (Charlie Chaplin) and What a day …
