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Max Carocci
Sep 13, 20220 min read
Yet another one! Art, Observation, and an Anthropology of Illustration
Max Carocci and Stephanie Pratt (eds) Bloomsbury, 2022 Gathered in this volume are some of the contributions to the panel ‘Art as...
Max Carocci
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Art Shamanism and Animism is out!
Art Shamanism and Animism, Religions special issue has now been published as an edited collection. The volume gathers all the 12 original...
Max Carocci
Mar 5, 20221 min read
Multiverse: Amerindian Visions
Common in Amerindian aesthetics are hybrid figures immersed and entangled in intricate backgrounds. One can appreciate these complex...
Max Carocci
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Negative space a conditio sine qua non
Negative space in art is, by definition, the space not filled by any perceivable visual element. In most cases, it is not considered...
Max Carocci
Jan 16, 20222 min read
Aniconism, anti-iconism, lack of iconicity?
While putting together a new course on non-Western visual arts I was struck, once again, by how much attention I give to the notion of...
Max Carocci
Sep 26, 20212 min read
Reflections on ‘orphan collections’
Baja California Norte, ritual tablas, possibly Cochimi (© Museum of Us, San Diego)
Max Carocci
Sep 26, 20214 min read
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