{"id":3492,"date":"2004-11-05T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2004-11-05T09:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/?post_type=pubblicazioni&p=3492"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:29:24","slug":"african-art-italy-collections","status":"publish","type":"pubblicazioni","link":"https:\/\/www.daltonsomare.com\/en\/publications\/african-art-italy-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hidden Heritage – African Sculptures in Italian Private Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Catalogue dedicated to African sculpture in Italian private collections.<\/p>\n

Year: 2004
\nTexts: V. Carini
\nPrefaces: A. Tagliaferri, L. Vigorelli
\nFormat: 24 \u00d7 31 cm
\nPages: 344, 237 colour images
\nLanguage: Italian \/ English<\/p>\n

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African art and the Italian context<\/strong><\/p>\n

African art in Italy<\/strong><\/a> has long existed in a condition of marginality. Collectors and scholars have often had to operate within a cultural environment marked by distance, misunderstanding and limited engagement.<\/p>\n

This situation reflects the weight of classical and Renaissance traditions, as well as a broader difficulty in adopting a more plural and decentralized view of culture.<\/p>\n

Only a minority recognised the impact of African sculpture on modern art, understanding its role in shaping new visual languages.<\/p>\n

This catalogue documents for the first time African sculptures preserved in Italian collections, revealing an important yet largely unknown heritage.<\/p>\n

A Hidden Heritage stands as both a scholarly and cultural project, contributing to the recognition of African art within the Italian context.<\/p>\n

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Further reading<\/h3>\n

all publications<\/a>
\nAfrican art in Italy<\/a>
\ninternational exhibitions and fairs<\/a>
\ngallery exhibitions in Milan<\/a><\/p>\n

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Related publications<\/h3>\n

Origins<\/a>
\nClassical Africa<\/a>
\nAfrican Aesthetics<\/a>
\nEntre Gr\u00e2ce et Brutalit\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n

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