Vol. 42, no. 1 2009 : Contemporary Expressive Culture in Ethiopia
The most recent issue of African Arts (Spring 2009) is devoted to the contemporary arts of Ethiopia. In the special feature entitled "Beyond Wide-Eyed Angels: Contemporary Expressive Culture in Ethiopia," guest editors Peri M. Klemm and Leah Niederstadt intend "to present new research on Ethiopian expressive culture that illuminates how some of the complexities of the modern experience, particularly within the post-Socialist period, influence art."
Selected contents:
Beyond Wide-Eyed Angels: Contemporary Expressive Culture in Ethiopia
Peri M. Klemm, Leah Niederstadt
Contemporary Ethiopian Painting in Traditional Style: From Church-based to Tourist Art
Elisabeth Biasio
Icons of Devotion/Icons of Trade: Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary “Traditional” Ethiopian Painting
Neal Sobania, Raymond Silverman
Oromo Fashion: Three Contemporary Body Art Practices among Afran Qallo Women
Peri M. Klemm
Revered Vessels: Custom and Innovation in Harari Basketry
Belle Asante Tarsitani
Fighting HIV with Juggling Clubs: An Introduction to Ethiopia's Circuses
Leah Niederstadt
* The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design Without End
Alisa LaGamma
Click here to access the online version through WATSONLINE (choose Art Index or MIT Press Journals)
Comments