Primitive art in civilized places
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Primitive art in civilized places

1989
AestheticsArt and anthropologyArt, PrimitiveEthnocentrismMoral and ethical aspectsMoral and ethical aspects of AestheticsPrimitive ArtArtPrehistoric Art

What is so primitive about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge? Drawing on a mixture of sources, this text explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art.

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