Editorial: The reception of African art

Claudia Hopkins

doi:10.2752/175613113X13784777319762

Editorial: The reception of African art

Claudia Hopkins

Edinburgh College of Art

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This is an introductory essay to a special issue of the journal Art in Translation dedicated to the reception of African Art in Western art and culture. It highlights the significance of this theme within the broader field of cultural and post-colonial studies and introduces each of the texts, which are published, for first time in English translation, in this issue of AIT. It is argued that these texts make a significant contribution to receptionist studies of African art.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	423-428
Journal	Art in Translation
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2752/175613113X13784777319762
Publication status	Published - Dec 2013

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reception of African art
post-colonialism
primitivism
cultural translation
modernist painting
Biennale of Dakar
Collection African sculpture
contemporary African art

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