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Spirit of Africa
Southern Africa by
Design
By David Lewin
Spirit of
Africa -
Southern Africa by Design
By David Lewin
'Spirit of Africa - Southern Africa by Design', was an exhibition of Southern African
Native Arts. It took place at the Clayarch Gimhae Museum in Gyeongsangnam-ho
Korea in 2007.
The Clayarch Gimhae Museum is
situated in pristine surrounds. The ethos of the museum is to celebrate
architectural ceramics and fine art, encouraging visitors to think
differently.... It's name combines the words clay
and arch - a bridge bringing ceramics and architecture together.
The event complimented parallel shows of
replica adobe mosque building by a
team of Malian builders under the direction of master mason Boubacar
Kourmanssé and an exhibition of photography by Sebastian Schutyser of
ancient adobe mosques of the Niger Delta.
The complimentary exhibition
focused on material culture and included
hundreds of objects from a completely separate part of Africa. The catalogue
is divided into sections detailing objects made by men and or women, and includes nineteenth century beadwork, clothing, basketry, pottery,
utilitarian spoons, carved figures, authoritative staffs, knobkerries, knives,
battle-axes, shields, snuff bottles, snuff spoons, pipes, headrests, meat
platters, milk containers and earplugs that span through to the 20th
century.
David Lewin - Curator / Collector
Sangho Shin - Director / Collector / Artist
South Korean ceramic artist and museum director
Shin Sangho (also an avid tribal art collector) and South African born
David Lewin (curator, editor, author, art dealer) selected the artefacts for
the exhibition - drawing from their personal collections, as well as those
of Dr. Bruce Macrae, David Smith / Roberta Welham and Penny Philip.
Spirit of Africa Southern
Africa by Design
remains a hidden, nearly unknown treasure for serious Southern African
tribal collectors. Printed on heavy art paper, it includes one hundred fifty
full colour illustrations and historic field images. Text in English and
Korean. The catalogue was produced as an introduction to the broad spectrum
of cultures that live in Southern Africa and included some beautifully
presented selections of the pieces on show. Relatively few copies
were printed and stocks of the catalogue were sold out long
before the exhibition ended, making this a very rare find indeed.
Gallery Ezakwantu has three copies to offer,
representing all that remains from the only small parcel exported from Korea,
some sold, then
sold again. Prices are as follows:
First to sell:
$625.00 including postage.
(Instant added value.)
Sold
Second to sell:
$850.00
including postage.
(Instant added value.)
Third to sell:
$1200 including postage. (Instant
added value for sure!.)
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