Visual Encounters

Collected in this sizeable boxed set is a prime selection of artworks from Africa and Oceania that are juxtaposed against masterpieces of Modern Art in order to not only examine their specific qualities alone, but also acknowledge the significant contribution that non-European works have made to the world history of art. This richly illustrated publication was released to accompany an exhibition with the same name at the Fondation Beyeler and consists of seventeen large-sized, folded sheets along with an accompanying explanatory brochure. Contributions from a number of renowned scholars from art history and anthropology explore specific contrasts and associations between the two traditions, along with the theoretical implications.