Africa is one country
April 7, 2008 1 Comment
“Five questions with Nii Quarcoopome,” curator of African art at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
I keep telling people that sub-Saharan Africa is 3 1/2 times the size of the continental U.S. We’re dealing with 53 countries and over 2,000 cultures, so it’s difficult to generalize about African art. You find some areas of commonality but also substantial differences.
See here.
“African people create art to serve specific functions…Art objects are not just made for art’s sake; they also become message bearers”
then
“it’s difficult to generalise about African art”!?
what de fuk?