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Book Review
Collective Creativity and Artistic Agency in Colonial Latin America
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1193–1194
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Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
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Collective Creativity and Artistic Agency in Colonial Latin America Edited by Maya Stanfield-Mazzi and Margarita Vargas-Betancourt. 320 pp. incl. 49 col. + 1 b. & w. ills. (University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 2023), $80. ISBN 978–1–68340–352–4. | :
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5. Mass of St Gregory. Mexico City, 1539. Feather, gold and pigment on wood, 56 by 68 cm. (Musée des Amériques, Auch).
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The Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-la-Conception, Pondicherry
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 580–595
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Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
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1. Dome and lantern, Pondicherry Cathedral (Notre-Damede- la-Conception). 1771–91. (Photograph the author).
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10. The former Capuchin church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Pondicherry. 1739 (mostly rebuilt 1770). (Photograph the author).
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11. Plans of the 1763 Jesuit chapel (top) and the Jesuit mission church of Ariyankuppam (bottom), by Jean Perrin. (IRFA Archives, Paris).
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12. Plans of the mission churches at Pinnampoondi (left) and Karivopmundi (right), by Jean Perrin. (IRFA Archives, Paris).
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13. Pondicherry Cathedral. (From M. Adolphe Delessert: Souvenirs d’un voyage dans l’Inde, Paris 1843).
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14. Design for the Madras Gate, Pondicherry, here attributed to François-Anne-Marie Rapine de Saxy. 1788. (Archives Nationales d’Outre-mer, Aix-en-Provence).
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15. Design for the Palace of Justice, Pondicherry, here attributed to François-Anne-Marie Rapine de Saxy. 1788. (Archives Nationales d’Outre-mer, Aix-en-Provence).
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16. Val-de-Grâce, Paris, by François Mansart, Pierre Le Muet and others. 1624, 1644–48 and 1654–69. (From J. Mariette: L’Architecture François, Paris 1727).
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17 Street façade of the Church of the Sorbonne, Paris, by Jacques Le Mercier. 1634–42. (From J. Mariette: L’Architecture françois, Paris 1727).
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18. The Jesuit church of Notre-Dame, Chandernagore. Completed 1698. Watercolour and ink on paper, 40 by 29 cm. (From Usages de Siam, 1696, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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19 Trophée of Christ’s Passion. (From P. Ranson: OEuvres contenant un recueil de trophées, attributs, cartouches, vases, fleurs [. . .], Paris 1778, book 12, no.1).
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2. Interior of the nave, looking west, Pondicherry Cathedral. (Photograph the author).
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20. Trophée of the Paschal Lamb. (From P. Ranson: OEuvres contenant un recueil de trophées, attributs, cartouches, vases, fleurs [. . .], Paris 1778, book 12, no.6).
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3. The façade of Pondicherry Cathedral, here attributed to François- Anne-Marie Rapine de Saxy. (Photograph the author).
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4. Plan of Pondicherry Cathedral. (Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient, Pondicherry).
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the pediment. (Photograph the author).
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6. Tower and part of the vault of the crossing, Pondicherry Cathedral. (Photograph the author).
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7. View of the crossing from the right transept, Pondicherry Cathedral. (Photograph the author).
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8. Left side aisle looking east, Pondicherry Cathedral. (Photograph the author).
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9. View of the crossing from the right transept extension, looking south, Pondicherry Cathedral. (Photograph the author).
Book Review
Trade, Globalization, and Dutch Art and Architecture: Interrogating Dutchness and the Golden Age
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 534–535
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Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
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Trade, Globalization, and Dutch Art and Architecture: Interrogating Dutchness and the Golden Age By Marsely L. Kehoe. 244 pp. incl. 8 col. + 67 b. & w. ills. (Amsterdam University Press, 2023), €124. ISBN 978–94–6372–363–3. | :
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4. Still life with a turkey pie, by Pieter Claesz. 1627. Oil on panel, 76.5 by 135 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Book Review
Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 523–525
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East, Saffron (East, Saffron)
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Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance Edited by Victoria Avery and Jake Subryan Richards. 192 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Philip Wilson Publishers, London, 2023), £20. ISBN 978–1–7813–0123–4. | :
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18. Portrait of a man in a red suit. c.1740–80. Oil on canvas, 61.8 by 51.5 cm. (Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter City Council).
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19. Go west young man, by Keith Piper. 1987. 14 monochrome photomontages, gelatin silver print on paper mounted on board. (© Keith Piper; courtesy the artist and Tate).
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20. Marking the moment 3, by Barbara Walker. 2022. Graphite on paper overlaid with mylar. (© Barbara Walker; courtesy the artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London, and Chris Keenan).
Exhibition Review
Entangled Pasts, 1768–Now: Art, Colonialism and Change
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 411–414
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Sykes, Rebecca (Sykes, Rebecca)
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Entangled Pasts, 1768–Now: Art, Colonialism and Change Royal Academy of Arts, London 3rd February–28th April 2024 | :
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23. George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV (1762– 1830), by Joshua Reynolds. c.1787. Oil on canvas, 234 by 147 cm. (Collection of the Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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24. Whale falls, by Ellen Gallagher. 2017. Oil, acrylic, ink and paper on canvas, 188 by 202 cm. (Courtesy the artist and Hauser and Wirth; Ekard Collection; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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25. Naming the money, by Lubaina Himid. 2004. Mixed-media installation with sound, dimensions variable. (Courtesy the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London; International Slavery Museum, National Museums Liverpool; photograph Stuart Whipps; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Book Review
Africa’s Struggle for Its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 926
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Oost, Tabitha (Oost, Tabitha)
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Africa’s Struggle for Its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat By Bénédicte Savoy. 240 pp. incl. 11 col. + 6 b. & w. ills. (Princeton University Press, 2022), £25. ISBN 978–0–691–23473–1. | :
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The design of Cape Coast Castle and Dixcove Fort, Ghana
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 378-393
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Bailey, Gauvin Alexander (Bailey, Gauvin Alexander)
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1. Detail of Fig.4, showing the double staircase, St George Castle, Elmina, Ghana. (Photograph the author).
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10. Gate, Fort St Anthony, Axim, Ghana. 1515, present structure before 1637. (Photograph the author).
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11. Bell gable in Western Spur, Cape Coast Castle, Ghana. 1771 or 1778. (Photograph the author).
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12. Northern Wing, Cape Coast Castle, Ghana, here attributed to Nicholas Lomax and Robert Spooner. 1773–78 and 1822–24. (Photograph the author).
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13. Part of the Northern Wing intended for a chapel, Cape Coast Castle, Ghana, here attributed to Nicholas Lomax and Robert Spooner. 1773–78 and 1822–24. (Photograph the author).
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14. West terrace, Bedford Square, London, by Thomas Leverton and others. 1775–83. (Photograph the author).
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15. Plan and elevation of a Country House in the Modern Taste. Engraving. (From J. Crunden: Convenient and Ornamental Architecture, London 1767; Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles).
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16. The Five Orders of Architecture. (From R. Dodsley: The Preceptor: Containing a General Course of Education, London 1769, I, between pp.176 and 177; Boston Public Library).
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17. Detail of Ground plan of Dix Cove Fort, by Justly Watson. 1756. Ink and coloured wash on paper, 29 by 47 cm. (National Archives, London).
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18. Plan of the Fort at Dix-Cove, by Thomas Pye. 1749. Ink and coloured wash on paper. (National Archives, London).
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19. Spur court, Dixcove Fort, Ghana. 1747–50. (Photograph the author).
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2. West tower, St George Castle, Elmina, Ghana. 1482. (Photograph the author).
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20. Detail of a bay on the northern range, Spur Court, Dixcove Fort, Ghana. (Photograph the author).
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21. Tuscan Order, by John Sturt. Engraving. (From S. Le Clerc: A Treatise of Architecture with Remarks and Observations, London 1732; Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles).
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22. Courtyard, Maison Pépin, Gorée, Senegal. 1780–84. (Photograph the author).
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3. The main gate, Christiansborg Castle, Osu (Accra), Ghana. 1790. (Photograph the author).
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4. The main courtyard and double staircase, St George Castle, Elmina, Ghana. Before 1665. (Photograph the author).
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5. View of Fort Royale du Senegal from the Coast of [. . .] Guinea. 1694. Ink and coloured wash on paper. (Archives Nationales d’Outre-Mer, Aix-en-Provence).
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6. View of Fort Christiansborg [Christiansborg Castle, Osu] from the Shore. March 1764. Ink and coloured wash on paper. (Danish National Archives).
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7. Ground plan of Cape Coast Castle, by Justly Watson. 1756. Ink and coloured wash on paper, 47 by 69 cm. (National Archives, London).
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8. Western block, Cape Coast Castle, Ghana. 1768. (Photograph the author).
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9. Interior of main entrance, Fort St Sebastian, Shama, Ghana. 1520–26, present structure 1640–42. (Photograph the author).
Exhibition Review
William Kentridge. Royal Academy of Arts, London
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1287-1289
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Seligman, Isabel (Seligman, Isabel)
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William Kentridge Royal Academy of Arts, London 24th September–11th December | :
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30. Black box / Chambre noire, by William Kentridge. 2005. Animated 35 mm film transferred to video, projected front and back onto model theatre with drawings and mechanical puppets, duration 22 minutes, object 360 by 200 by 139.5 cm. (© William Kentridge; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk; courtesy Royal Academy of Arts, London; photograph David Parry; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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31. The conservationists’ ball, by William Kentridge. 1985. Charcoal, coloured pastel and gouache on paper (triptych), 198.5 by 97.5 cm (left), 198.5 by 138.5 cm (centre) and 198.5 by 97.5 cm (right). (© William Kentridge; Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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32. Still from Notes towards a model opera, by William Kentridge. 2015. Three-channel HD film, duration 11 minutes 14 seconds. (© William Kentridge; courtesy the artist; exh. Royal Academy, London).
Exhibition Review
Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 919-922
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Robbins, Nicholas (Robbins, Nicholas)
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Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 11th April–31st July | :
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Winslow Homer: Force of Nature National Gallery, London 10th September 2022– 8th January 2023 | :
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17. The Gulf Stream, by Winslow Homer. 1899, reworked by 1906. Oil on canvas, 71.4 by 124.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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18. Hurricane, Bahamas, by Winslow Homer. 1898. Watercolour and graphite on wove paper, 36.7 by 53.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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19. Snap the whip, by Winslow Homer. 1872. Oil on canvas, 30.5 by 50.8 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
Book Review
Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes Dividing the Spoils: Perspectives on Military Collections and the British Empire
08/2022 | 1433 | 164
Pages: 823-825
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Evans, Mark (Evans, Mark)
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Dividing the Spoils: Perspectives on Military Collections and the British Empire Edited by Henrietta Lidchi and Stuart Allan. 344 pp. incl. 31 b. & w. ills. (Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2020), £85. ISBN 978–1–5261–3920–7. | :
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Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes By Barnaby Phillips. 416 pp. incl. 15 col. + 26 b. & w. ills. (Oneworld Publications, London, 2021), £10.99. ISBN 978–0–86154–313–7. | :
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6. Trophy head. Kumasi, Ghana, 18th or 19th century. Gold, height 20 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
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