Author: Hecht, Dorina.; Kawik, Günter. (Eds.).
Title: Afrika und die Kunst. Einblicke in Deutsche Privatsammlungen.
Description: 488 pp.; 500 colour illus., 17 essays, biblio.. The main text is in German but with summaries in English and French of the introductory texts and of each essay. Bottrop, N.d. [2011]. Cloth. The volume's three sections: Contemporary Art, Local Art Communities and African Art offer a structured overview of a variety of important cultural treasures. In five chapters the editors and twelve additional authors seize upon recent discourses about collecting African Art and the dynamic relationship between tradition and present. Monumental publication on African art in private German collections.

Keywords: Africa: General Art & Reference books