AFRICA BY DESIGN: FORM, PATTERN, AND MEANING IN AFRICAN CRAFT
Curated by Mingei Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator, Emily G. Hanna, African by Design presents works of traditional and contemporary African craft, including furniture, pottery, basketry, textiles, jewellery, clothing, weapons, currency and more. All the objects are part of the layered cultural stories and histories found across the continent of Africa. Over 100 objects will be on view, with many of the works drawn from Mingei’s permanent collection, and others from private collections. African by Design showcases objects and the stories behind them while also revealing the design elements and decisions that make them special everyday objects.
Image: Beaded Collars, Kenya or Tanzania, Glass beads, wire, leather, 20th century, 2022-016-006-007-008. Gift of David Katz, Mingei International Museum.
“The exhibition African by Design celebrates the brilliance of African craft and design from the past and the present,” says Mingei Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator, Emily G. Hanna. “Each work invites us not just to consider the object, but also the makers whose inspiration and sense of design made an everyday object extraordinary.”
Image: Beaded Collars, Kenya or Tanzania, Glass beads, wire, leather, 20th century, 2022-016-006-007-008. Gift of David Katz, Mingei International Museum.
“The exhibition African by Design celebrates the brilliance of African craft and design from the past and the present,” says Mingei Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator, Emily G. Hanna. “Each work invites us not just to consider the object, but also the makers whose inspiration and sense of design made an everyday object extraordinary.”
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