{"title":"Kathryn Curnow","description":"\u003cp\u003eKathryn Curnow’s works explore the rich tapestry of arts and culture, offering insightful perspectives on narrative forms and artistic expression. Her writing delves deeply into the ways stories shape and reflect cultural identities, particularly within African contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analysis and engaging explorations that blend scholarly insight with a passion for the creative arts. Curnow’s books illuminate the connections between tradition and contemporary art, inviting a deeper appreciation of cultural narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"narrative-wisdom-and-african-arts-by-gaelle-beaujean-9783777443737","title":"Narrative Wisdom and African Arts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarrative Wisdom and African Arts\u003c\/em\u003e explores how historical and contemporary African arts make visible narratives rooted in collective and individual memory and knowledge. Historical works created by artists across sub-Saharan Africa during the thirteenth to twentieth centuries engage in dialogue with contemporary works by African artists working around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to offer a comparative examination of intersections between African arts and narrative across expansive genres, cultures, periods, and contexts of patronage. More than two hundred colour images explore an extensive array of media, including sculpture in wood, ivory, metal, textiles, works on paper, photography, painting, and time-based media works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledging intersections between certain historical arts and oral traditions, Nichole N. Bridges surveys assorted visual modes and motives of arts that facilitate, document, reinforce, or critique narratives concerning the legitimacy of leaders, memory of place, prescriptions for healing and destiny, and enduring ancestral wisdoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431717388524,"sku":"9783777443737","price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783777443737.jpg?v=1774557346"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kathryn-curnow.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}