The Brutish Museums: Benin Bronzes Colonial Violence And Cultural Restitution Dan Hicks Pluto Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Art General

New York Times \ Best Art Books\ 2020 Essential\ – Sunday Brilliantly Enraged\ - Review Of Books A Real Game-Changer\ Economist Walk Into Any Western Museum Today And You Will See The Curated Spoils Empire They Sit Behind Plate Glass: Dignified Tastefully Lit Accompanying Pieces Card Offer Name Date Place Origin Do Not Mention That Objects Are All Stolen Few Artefacts Embody This History Rapacious Extractive Colonialism Better Than Benin Bronzes Collection Thousands Metal Plaques Sculptures Depicting Royal Court Obas City Nigeria Pillaged During British Naval Attack In 1897 Loot Was Passed On To Queen Victoria Countless Private Collections Brutish Museums Sits At Heart Heated Debate About Cultural Restitution Repatriation Decolonisation Since Its First Publication Across World Have Begun Return Their Heralding Era Way We Understand Once Took For Granted Σελίδες: 368 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm