books by Ezio Bassani (collection horstmann zagourski)

books by Ezio Bassani

books:

Arts of Africa: 7000 Years of African Art

2 reviews

Skira, 2005

Genuinely Beautiful Book
The book is essentially an exhibition catalogue, but beautifully bound and presented. The book is broken up into a number of sections. Roughly 200 pages are devoted to ancient African art - things you may find only in museums or at high-end auctions, 50 pages are devoted to African ivories, and 100 pages are devoted to traditional African art - the types of art such as statues & masks most ...

African Seats (Annales. Sciences Humaines, 146.)

Prestel Pub, 1995

The seat is an object of great cultural and artistic importance in Africa. This beautifully illustrated volume offers a fascinating look at the dazzling variety of chairs, stools, backrests, and thrones that have been used throughout in sub-Saharan Africa for centuries. Made from wood, stone, iron, and fibers; elaborately carved, beaded or bejeweled, as well as rough-hewn, basic and crude, these artifacts tell us as much about the social ...

Zagourski

1 review
Ezio Bassani

Skira, 2001

Collector: African Ethnographic and Books
"Raw and Powerful" ... the camera has communicated in ways that words will never do.

"Primitivism" in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern

1 review
Paul Gauguin, Ezio Bassani, ...

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2002

Outstanding work!
If you feel any kinship with 20th century modern art, and are unaware of how deeply influential tribal artifacts have been, this two-volume set will be both a delight and a revelation. Suitable as an introduction to both, and useful for novices or connoisseurs. Should you discover an interest in tribal art as a result, and would like to view the remarkable aesthetic range available through ...

The Power of Form: African Art From the Horstmann Collection

1 review
Ezio Bassani, Patrick McNaughton, ...

Skira, 2002

Very disappointing
Don't buy it if you have any standards - I don't mean the production values - the pictures are reasonable, although the lay-out leaves something to be desired, but the quality of the pieces, for anyone familiar with African art, is third rate - I should have known this as it is often the case with monographs of private collections. You only have to look at photos of pieces owned by collectors ...