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„Akan Goldweights“
The exhibition on display at the Visitor Center of the National Bank of Serbia
12, Kralja Petra street
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October 14th – April 20th, 2012
The exhibition is opened all working days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Entrance is free.
The visitors will have the opportunity to see more than 500 objects from the collection of the Museum of African Art, that bear witness to the importance of natural gold resources, trade and cultural relations of the region of West Africa in global history.
The Akan peoples that inhabit areas of Ghana and Ivory Coast rich in gold, used gold dust as currency from the 15th century until the end of the 19th century and produced goldweights of different shapes as means of measurement. Like miniature sculptures in bronze, the goldweights represent an entire world in miniature form: people, animals, flora, artefacts, and also different geometric shapes. The rich symbolism of represented motifs is especially appealing, for many of the goldweights illustrate Akan proverbs and folk tales and treasure memories of battles, myths and legends.
Besides goldweights, the exhibition presents scales, spoons and boxes for gold dust and also examples of wax models and molds for casting bronze.
The author of the exhibition is Marija Licina, curator of the Museum of African Art.
The exhibition is organized as a result of the cooperation of the National Bank of Serbia and the Museum of African Art on the occasion of celebrating the World Savings Month that is organized every year in October.
The exhibition was opened by Ambassador of Ghana in Serbia, H. E. Samuel Valis-Akyanu and vice-governor of the NBS Bojan Marković.
PLUS: A special impression is made by the representative building of the National Bank of Serbia which dates from 1890 and also by the Standing exhibition of the NBS - “Money in the territory of Serbia”. |
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Exhibition: “Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies”
Exhibition and catalogue by Nataša Njegovanovic-Ristic, art-historian and MAA senior curator
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The exhibition Primal Art – Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies is dedicated to the painting traditions of the Neolithic and, so it seems, an even older artistic form – body art.
The study focuses on the so-called two-dimensional arts of Africa. This extremely important field of human creativity, regardless the fact that it was only discovered in the 19th century, has been somewhat set aside on the account of African sculpture being the primary interest of 20th century scholars and artists. Africans have from time immemorial satisfied their need to express feelings and visions through drawings and colour, by creating on different surfaces: rocks or the human body.
The comparison of two seemingly different aspects of creativity on the African continent – cave painting and body decoration proves the thesis that drawing and colour remain the oldest forms of communication and reflect the need to express different artistic sensibilities. Therefore, the aim of this exhibition and book is to point out the continuity of the painting tradition across Africa – one that is still present in the work of contemporary African artists.
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Exhibition opening:
Olivera Skoko, curator at the National Museum of Zrenjanin,
Nataša Njegovanovic Ristic, author of the exhibition,
Božidar Vorgic, director of the National Museum of Zrenjanin,
Ms. Doris Brese, Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Ghana in Belgrade |
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Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies.
Exhibition opening in the National Museum of Zrenjanin.
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The exhibition Primal Art – Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies was one of the inspiring themes for the programme “African Night” by National Museum of Zrenjanin on the Night of Museums, May 16, 2009.
The exhibition Primal Art – Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies was first displayed in the Museum of African Art (June 2007 / March 2008).
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A view from the Salon of
the National Museum of Zrenjanin.
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Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies
at the National Museum of Zrenjanin.
Work in progress (curators having a break:-)).
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Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks,
Paintings on Bodies.
Exhibition display
in the National Museum of Zrenjanin.
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Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks,
Paintings on Bodies.
Exhibition display
in the National Museum of Zrenjanin.
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Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks,
Paintings on Bodies.
Exhibition display
in the National Museum of Zrenjanin.
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Exhibition: “Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies”
Exhibition and catalogue by Nataša Njegovanović-Ristić, art-historian and MAA senior curator
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The exhibition Primal Art – Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies is dedicated to the painting traditions of the Neolithic and, so it seems, an even older artistic form – body art.
The study focuses on the so-called two-dimensional arts of Africa. This extremely important field of human creativity, regardless the fact that it was only discovered in the 19th century, has been somewhat set aside on the account of African sculpture being the primary interest of 20th century scholars and artists. Africans have from time immemorial satisfied their need to express feelings and visions through drawings and colour, by creating on different surfaces: rocks or the human body.
The comparison of two seemingly different aspects of creativity on the African continent – cave painting and body decoration proves the thesis that drawing and colour remain the oldest forms of communication and reflect the need to express different artistic sensibilities. Therefore, the aim of this exhibition and book is to point out the continuity of the painting tradition across Africa – one that is still present in the work of contemporary African artists.
The exhibition was first displayed in the Museum of African Art (June 2007 / March 2008).
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Primal Art:
Paintings on Rocks,
Paintings on Bodies
Setting up the
exhibition in the
Sopot Cultural Centre. |
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Primal Art:
Paintings on Rocks,
Paintings on Bodies
Exhibition display in the
Sopot Cultural Centre. |
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Exhibition: “Tragovi/Traces, Call&Response“
French Cultural Center, Monday, 31 Knez Mihailova street
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26. February - 14. March 2009.
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The exhibiton will present an array of posters from the Musée du quai Branly, together with the musical instruments from the collection of the Museum of African Art in Belgrade.
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EXHIBITION OPENING
Paskal del Peš (direktorka FKC),
Narcisa Knežević Šijan (direktorka MAU),
MR Ana Sladojević (kustos MAU) i
Iv Lefir (Muzej Kej Branli) |
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EXHIBITION OPENING
Yves LeFur (Musée du quai Branly),
Marija Ličina (kustos MAU i autor izložbe) i
MR Ana Sladojević (kustos MAU i autor izložbe) |
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EXHIBITION: TRAGOVI – CALL AND RESPONSE
African musical instruments and
posters from the Musée du quai Branly
(FKC/MAU) |
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EXHIBITION: TRAGOVI – CALL AND RESPONSE
African musical instruments and
posters from the Musée du quai Branly
(FKC/MAU) |
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EXHIBITION OPENING
TRAGOVI – CALL AND RESPONSE |
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EXHIBITION: TRAGOVI – CALL AND RESPONSE
African musical instruments and
posters from the Musée du quai Branly
(FKC/MAU) |
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Exhibition: “Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies”
Exhibition and catalogue by Nataša Njegovanović-Ristić, art-historian and MAA senior curator
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The exhibition Primal Art – Paintings on Rocks, Paintings on Bodies is dedicated to the painting traditions of the Neolithic and, so it seems, an even older artistic form – body art.
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Primal Art: Paintings on Rocks,
Paintings on Bodies
Exhibition display in
the Municipal Museum Subotica |
The study focuses on the so-called two-dimensional arts of Africa. This extremely important field of human creativity, regardless the fact that it was only discovered in the 19th century, has been somewhat set aside on the account of African sculpture being the primary interest of 20th century scholars and artists. Africans have from time immemorial satisfied their need to express feelings and visions through drawings and colour, by creating on different surfaces: rocks or the human body.
The comparison of two seemingly different aspects of creativity on the African continent – cave painting and body decoration proves the thesis that drawing and colour remain the oldest forms of communication and reflect the need to express different artistic sensibilities. Therefore, the aim of this exhibition and book is to point out the continuity of the painting tradition across Africa – one that is still present in the work of contemporary African artists.
The exhibition was first displayed in the Museum of African Art (June 2007 / March 2008). |
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