[Peace] Fwd: Africa-related events: Remants of Ritual

[Alfred Kagan]

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>From the Krannert Art Museum website & exhibit poster: 
>http://www.art.uiuc.edu/galleries/kam/exhibits/exhibitions.html
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>Remnants of Ritual: Selections from the Gelbard Collection of African Art
>August 26 through October 26, 2003
>
>Traditional African masks and sculptures were created for a 
>multitude of purposes. Today, the original context of these artworks 
>has all but disappeared. In Remnants of Ritual: Traditional African 
>Art from the Gelbard Collection visitors are presented with the 
>astonishing physical presence of the rites and festivals which once 
>bridged everyday life and mythical time for so many distinct African 
>peoples.
>
>The Gelbard brothers have assembled a magnificent collection of 100 
>works in wood and metal including a rare brass Temne, Karfi mask, 
>Akan gold regalia, a Royal Benin Kingdom ivory figure, a Sango 
>ritual mortar attributed to Olowe of Ise, an Azande harp, and a 
>life-size Yao figure from Malawi. Each piece is photographed and 
>fully documented in a color catalog.
>
>
>Events planned in conjunction with "Remnants of Ritual"include:
>
>Friday, Sept. 5
>6:00-8:00 pm
>Opening Reception
>
>Wednesday, Sept. 10
>5:30 p.m. Traditional Processional, a ceremonial opening to the 
>exhibition, featuring the local Adidzo Drum Club playing Ghanaian 
>Dagbamba music, with a brief dedication by Agbenyega Adedze, 
>professor of history at Illinois State University.
>
>6:00 pm. "Legacy of Power and Form"
>A moderated discussion on the original contexts and cultural and 
>ritual uses of art shown in the exhibition featuring guests, Arthur 
>Bourgeois and Scott Rodolitz, authors of the exhibition catalogue, 
>who will share supplementary film and contextual photographs.
>
>Sunday, Oct. 12
>1 p.m., Second Sunday gallery tour, led by curator Michael Conner
>
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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801, USA

tel. 217-333-6519
fax. 217-333-2214
e-mail. akagan at uiuc.edu
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