Primitive art in civilized places

What is so primitive about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge? Drawing on a mixture of sources, this text explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art.

First sentence: What do we mean when we talk about "primitive art"?

Year

1989

Language

English

Publisher

University Of Chicago Press

Editions

1

Pages

176

ISBN

9780226680675

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