Ethiopian passages
Subtitle: contemporary art from the diaspora
By: Elizabeth Harney ; with contributions by Jeff Donaldson, Achamyeleh Debela, Kinsey Katchka.
Contributors: Donaldson, Jeff, 1932-; Debela, Achamyeleh, 1949-; Katchka, Kinsey.; National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Publisher: Philip Wilson; Distributed in the United States and Canada by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Art, Ethiopian -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; African diaspora
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "Ethiopian Passages sketches, in broad strokes, the complexities, diversity and vibrancy of artistic practices among artists of Ethiopian descent at work today. In doing so, it brings together 10 artists, from across several generations, who have addressed issues of identity, experienced displacement and created new senses of home. Their creative approaches, chosen media, artistic narratives and personal histories are eclectic, but they all share an attachment to Ethiopia. The evidence of these encounters and personal experiences traced subtly across the surfaces of the works of art attests to the magnificence of contemporary African art and its arresting power."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Ethiopian passages: dialogues in the diaspora," held at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Museum, May 2-Oct. 5, 2003.
"Smithsonian, National Museum of African Art."