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Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art

Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art exhibition preview Inscribing Meaning Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art Christine Mullen Kreamer, Mary Nooter Roberts, Elizabeth Harney, and Allyson Purpura NatioNal MuseuM of africaN art May 9–august 26, 2007 fowler MuseuM at ucla october 14, 2007–february 17, 2008 This exhibition was developed by the National Museum of African Art in association with the Fowler Museum at UCLA. It is accompanied by a major volume of the same title (5 Continents, 2007), edited by Christine Mullen Kreamer, Mary Nooter Roberts, Elizabeth Harney, and Allyson Purpura.1 I nscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art” explores the relationships between African art and the communicative powers of language, graphic systems, and the written word. For thousands of years, African artists have incorporated writing and graphic symbols into their art with great ingenuity and creativity. The exhibition and book seek to increase understanding and awareness of Africa’s legacies of writing and inscription and their prominent place in artistic and expressive culture past and present. Scripts communicate in many ways—through their appearance, their placement, and the very act of writing. Objects dating from ancient times to the contemporary moment illustrate how African artists have used both the diverse forms of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Arts MIT Press

Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art

Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art

African Arts , Volume 40 (3) – Sep 1, 2007

Abstract

exhibition preview Inscribing Meaning Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art Christine Mullen Kreamer, Mary Nooter Roberts, Elizabeth Harney, and Allyson Purpura NatioNal MuseuM of africaN art May 9–august 26, 2007 fowler MuseuM at ucla october 14, 2007–february 17, 2008 This exhibition was developed by the National Museum of African Art in association with the Fowler Museum at UCLA. It is accompanied by a major volume of the same title (5 Continents, 2007), edited by Christine Mullen Kreamer, Mary Nooter Roberts, Elizabeth Harney, and Allyson Purpura.1 I nscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art” explores the relationships between African art and the communicative powers of language, graphic systems, and the written word. For thousands of years, African artists have incorporated writing and graphic symbols into their art with great ingenuity and creativity. The exhibition and book seek to increase understanding and awareness of Africa’s legacies of writing and inscription and their prominent place in artistic and expressive culture past and present. Scripts communicate in many ways—through their appearance, their placement, and the very act of writing. Objects dating from ancient times to the contemporary moment illustrate how African artists have used both the diverse forms of

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Publisher
MIT Press
Copyright
© 2007 by the Regents of the University of California.
Subject
exhibition preview
ISSN
0001-9933
eISSN
1937-2108
DOI
10.1162/afar.2007.40.3.78
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Abstract

exhibition preview Inscribing Meaning Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art Christine Mullen Kreamer, Mary Nooter Roberts, Elizabeth Harney, and Allyson Purpura NatioNal MuseuM of africaN art May 9–august 26, 2007 fowler MuseuM at ucla october 14, 2007–february 17, 2008 This exhibition was developed by the National Museum of African Art in association with the Fowler Museum at UCLA. It is accompanied by a major volume of the same title (5 Continents, 2007), edited by Christine Mullen Kreamer, Mary Nooter Roberts, Elizabeth Harney, and Allyson Purpura.1 I nscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art” explores the relationships between African art and the communicative powers of language, graphic systems, and the written word. For thousands of years, African artists have incorporated writing and graphic symbols into their art with great ingenuity and creativity. The exhibition and book seek to increase understanding and awareness of Africa’s legacies of writing and inscription and their prominent place in artistic and expressive culture past and present. Scripts communicate in many ways—through their appearance, their placement, and the very act of writing. Objects dating from ancient times to the contemporary moment illustrate how African artists have used both the diverse forms of

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African ArtsMIT Press

Published: Sep 1, 2007

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