Sacri Spiriti (esprits sacrés). Songye. Afrique Une préface de Jacques Tardi

Une préface de Jacques Tardi accompagnée d’un dessin inédit en hommage à Frans Masereel

It offers both an aesthetic and social interpretation of feminine art in Korean society and presents the emblematic genres of textile art

more coherent and more complex than has often been claimed

les dieux font l'amour

or with a stick in the sand

Sacri Spiriti (esprits sacrés). Songye. Afrique Une préface de Jacques TardiThis catalog presents the art of a single African people, the Songye of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a single type of magico protective objects: in the local language nkishi (singular) and mankishi (plural). Thus, the reader is offered the rare opportunity to delve deeper into a specific class of objects, to grasp some of the constituent elements of their essence, their placement in the communities of origin, stylistic variations and more.