Festival and Exhibition Now Closed
              

View photographs of the gallery and take a virtual tour of the Material Differences exhibition which was on view April 3 through May 22, 2004.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

Pace Primitive Gallery in New York graciously allowed us to use the Zombo mask, which can be seen to the left, as the iconic image of our festival. This impressive figure can also be seen on our festival poster.
We are delighted to announce that Pace Gallery has generously made it possible for the College of Liberal Arts to acquire this extraordinary piece for its permanent collection. This is a wonderful continuation of the legacy of our African art collection, which began at this institution more than 120 years ago.

  

Exhibition Now Closed

The centerpiece of the festival, Africa: A Legacy in Memory, was a special exhibition, Material Differences, organized and previously exhibited at the Museum for African Art in New York and curated by Frank Herreman, former Deputy Director for Exhibitions, with the late Dr. Roy Sieber, Rudy Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, Special Advisor. This exhibition has been made possible in part through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Information About the Exhibition

Why are certain materials chosen to create specific works of art? Material Differences is an exhibition that proposes answers to this question. This exhibition examines the extensive range of materials used in the creation of African art and reveals the inherent relationships between the materials, their significance as media, artistic techniques, and the role of artists. The use of a wide range of different materials plays a major role in the creation of African art works. The choice may be religious, economic or socially motivated. Some materials are ephemeral, while others are chosen to last for generations. The exhibition is organized according to the type of materials used, technique, and artistic processes.

Material Differences features over 100 objects from public and private collections. Visitors’ experience will be enhanced by contextual information, including photographs and video footage, that illuminate the factors that determine why objects are created in particular ways.

VIEW THE WORKS OF ART!

Slide shows of objects from the exhibition are available under Works of Art.

        DATES:  April 3 - May 22, 2004
        GALLERY HOURS:  Weekdays, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
                                     Weekends, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
        LOCATION:  Drew Fine Arts Center Galleries
        COST:  Free
  

  While Visiting the Gallery Please be Aware:
  
         No flash photography is permitted.
         Children under 12 must be accompanied
                  by an adult.
         Large bags, backpacks, and loose jackets 
                  are not allowed in the gallery; an 
                  unmonitored area is available in the 
                  lobby to leave such items.
         Pencils and paper are welcome, but not 
                  ink pens or markers.
         Food and beverages, including chewing 
                  gum, are not allowed in the gallery.
  
  
  

Exhibition Catalogue:
Material Differences: Art and Identity in Africa In Africa

The materials that are used to make objects of daily and ritual life are profoundly significant. This publication reveals the traditions, rituals, and spiritual powers intrinsic to the materials used to create artworks.

Exhibition catalogue by Frank Herreman with contributions by Herman Burssens, Michelle Chadeisson, Herbert M. Cole, William J. Dewey, Perkins Foss, Paula Ben-Amos Girshick, Manuel A. Jordan, Constantine Petridis, Christopher D. Roy, Jerome Vogel.

Published by the Museum for African Art, New York and Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, Gent, March, 2003. 180 pp.
Cloth: ISBN 90-5349-458-8. Paper: ISBN 0-945802-34-X. LCCN 2003103198.

Cost: Cloth $65.00, Paper $35.00