Beyond Aesthetics: Use, Abuse, and Dissonance in African Art Traditions

by Wole Soyinka

An intimate reflection on culture and tradition, creativity and power, that draws on a lifetime's commitment to aesthetic encounter

The playwright, poet, essayist, novelist, and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is also a longtime art collector. This book of essays offers a glimpse into the motivations of the collector, as well as a highly personal look at the politics of aesthetics and collecting. Detailing moments of first encounter with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300247621
• ISBN13: 9780300247626
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.9"