{"title":"Peter Probst","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Probst’s works explore the rich tapestry of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, offering insightful perspectives on diverse traditions and artistic expressions around the world. His thoughtful approach provides readers with a deeper understanding of cultural contexts and the significance of art in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom detailed analyses to engaging narratives, Probst’s books invite readers to appreciate the complexities and beauty of global artistic heritage, making them a valuable resource for anyone interested in cultural studies and art history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"what-is-african-art-by-peter-probst-9780226793153","title":"What Is African Art?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA history of the evolving field of African art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Probst offers the first book to explore the invention and development of African art as an art historical category. He starts his exploration with a simple question: What do we actually talk about when we talk about African art? By confronting the historically shifting answers to this question, Probst identifies the notion of African art as a conceptual vessel whose changing content manifests wider societal transformations. The perspective is a pragmatic and relational one. Rather than providing an affirmative answer to what African art is and what local meanings it has, Probst shows how the works labelled as “African art” figure in the historical processes and social interactions that constitute the Africanist art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Is African Art?\u003c\/em\u003e covers three key stages in the field’s history. Starting with the late-nineteenth through the mid-twentieth century, Probst focuses on the role of museums, collectors, and photography in disseminating visual culture and considers how early anthropologists, artists, and art historians imbued objects with values that reflected ideas of the time. He then explores the remaking of the field at the dawn of African independence with the shift towards contemporary art and the rise of Black Atlantic studies in the 1970s and 1980s. Finally, he examines the postcolonial reconfiguration of the field driven by questions of heritage, reparation, and representation. Probst looks to the future, arguing that, if the study of African art is to move in productive new directions, we must look to how the field is evolving within Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433310830828,"sku":"9780226793153","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226793153.jpg?v=1774765220"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-probst.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}