{"title":"Benedicte Savoy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBénédicte Savoy’s works delve into the complex histories and ethical questions surrounding art and cultural heritage. Through thought-provoking titles such as \u003cem\u003eAfrica’s Struggle for Its Art\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWho Owns Beauty?\u003c\/em\u003e, she explores the intersections of art, ownership, and identity across diverse cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful discussions on repatriation, the legacy of colonialism, and the responsibilities of museums and collectors. Her writing invites a deeper understanding of how art shapes and reflects societal values within the broader context of \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"who-owns-beauty-by-benedicte-savoy-9781509568611","title":"Who Owns Beauty?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeauty\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to no one. But what about the objects that museums celebrate as great works of art: to whom do they belong? Do they belong to the places where they originated? To the cultures whose genius they embody? To the enlightened collectors who saw their value and appropriated them? Or to the whole of humanity, which has access to them through institutions dedicated to their preservation? And if the latter, how can we justify the fact that some people are able to enjoy what is supposed to be a universally shared heritage while others cannot?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe can begin to answer these questions, argues Bénédicte Savoy, by examining how these objects actually came to be with us and what their journeys reveal about our history and its violence and asymmetries, both symbolic and real. These objects have no doubt left their mark on the places where they arrived; they have also left wounds that are still raw in the places from which they came. The bust of Nefertiti, the Great Pergamon Altar, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, the ‘Sistine Madonna’, the Old Summer Palace bronze heads, Watteau’s \u003cem\u003eL'Enseigne de Gersaint\u003c\/em\u003e, the ‘Bangwa Queen’, Klimt’s \u003cem\u003ePortrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer\u003c\/em\u003e, the Benin bronzes: through the journeys of these iconic works, Savoy reflects on desire and domination, on rupture and restitution, and on the profound emotions evoked by beauty when it is laced with the pain of historical loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely and highly original reflection on beauty, provenance, power, and loss will be essential reading for all those concerned with the preservation and restitution of cultural objects, and it will appeal to anyone interested in art, culture, and politics today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871589814508,"sku":"9781509568611","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12708363482725.jpg?v=1759885971"},{"product_id":"africas-struggle-for-its-art-by-benedicte-savoy-9780691264912","title":"Africa’s Struggle for Its Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, African nations have fought for the return of countless works of art stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. In \u003ci\u003eAfrica’s Struggle for Its Art\u003c\/i\u003e, Bénédicte Savoy brings to light this largely unknown but deeply important history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's foremost experts on restitution and cultural heritage, Savoy investigates extensive, previously unpublished sources to reveal that the roots of the struggle extend much further back than prominent recent debates indicate, and that these efforts were covered up by myriad opponents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortly after 1960, when eighteen former colonies in Africa gained independence, a movement to pursue repatriation was spearheaded by African intellectual and political classes. Savoy looks at pivotal events, including the watershed speech delivered at the UN General Assembly by Zaire's president, Mobutu Sese Seko, which started the debate regarding restitution of colonial-era assets and resulted in the first UN resolution on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe examines how German museums tried to withhold information about their inventory and how the British Parliament failed to pass a proposed amendment to the British Museum Act, which protected the country's collections. Savoy concludes in the mid-1980s, when African nations enacted the first laws focusing on the protection of their cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaking the case for why restitution is essential to any future relationship between African countries and the West, \u003ci\u003eAfrica’s Struggle for Its Art\u003c\/i\u003e will shape conversations around these crucial issues for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A closely observed look at the resistance of European museums to repatriate artwork looted from Africa during the colonial era... A thoughtful study in the ethics of art collection.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340619366636,"sku":"9780691264912","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2636263482434.jpg?v=1772160737"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/benedicte-savoy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}