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Mask , 19th–early 20th century
Wood, mud, shell, green beetle carapaces
35.6 x 17.8 x 20.3 cm (14 x 7 x 8 in.)
Gift of Marcia and John Friede in honor of Diane B. Wilsey and Harry S. Parker III 2007.44.93
Artist Biography: (none)
PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art
EXHIBITIONS: 2005 - New Guinea Art. Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede. De Young Museum, San Francisco, 2005.
1984 - Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1984, "Primitivism in 20th Century Art."
PUBLICATIONS: 2009 FAM Bulletin entry (unabridged) - "In the volume “Modern Artists on Art,” Henry Moore said that, “Between beauty of expression and power of expression there is the difference of function. The first aims at pleasing the senses, the second has a spiritual vitality which for me is more moving and goes deeper than the senses…” (1) The influence of Oceanic art on Modern art can be traced through many objects and masks in the Jolika Collection. American art historian Robert Goldwater, director of the Museum of Primitive Art in New York, and author of Primitivism in Modern Art, stated that “The arts of primitive peoples have widened our concept of what “art” is, have made us realize the many shapes art can assume, the diverse roles it can play, the multiple and ambiguous meanings it can embody.” (2) Exemplifying the interests of French artist Jean Dubuffet and American Abstract Expressionist artists of the 1940's, this mask was included in MOMA's “Primitivism” show in 1984. (3)
Mud as a material challenges our notions of beauty. But, the thick incrustation on this mask was directly related to its ritual efficacy. New Guinea masks served their wearers as mediums between the past and future, the spirit world and the earthly realm. Throughout their collecting experience, the Friedes have been captivated by the “fascinating use of unprocessed natural materials to create such effective compositions.”"
FOOTNOTES
(1) Ed. Robert Herbert, Modern Artists on Art, 1964.
(2) Robert Goldwater, Primitivism in Modern Art. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1965.
(3) Ed. William Rubin, “Primitivism” in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and Modern (NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1984), 636.
2005 - Catalog #112, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 99.
1984 - Rubin, 1984: 636.
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