{"product_id":"9781580933704","title":"Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 100 extraordinary works of art from 1800 to the present, \u003ci\u003eEarth Matters\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how African individuals and communities have visually mediated their most poignant relationships with the land—whether it be to earth as a sacred or medicinal material, as something uncovered by mining or claimed by burial, as a surface to be interpreted and turned to for inspiration, or as an environment to be protected. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth internationally recognized and emerging contemporary artists are represented, from the continent and diaspora, including El Anatsui, Ghada Amer, Sammy Baloji, Ingrid Mwangi and William Kentridge. Highlights include a pair of rare Yoruba \u003ci\u003eonile \u003c\/i\u003efigures, a one-of-a-kind Punu reliquary from Gabon, and 3 \u003ci\u003ebocio \u003c\/i\u003efigures from the personal collection of legendary French dealer Jacques Kerchache. The text includes statements by contemporary African artists including Wangechi Mutu, Clive van den Berg, Allan de Souza, and George Osodi. National Museum of African Art curator Karen E. Milbourne explores how diverse African concepts of healing, the sacred, identity, memory, history, and environmental sustainability have all been formed in relation to the land in this pioneering scholarly study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Monacelli Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030920347888,"sku":"9781580933704","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580933704_p0.jpg?v=1763779530","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580933704","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}