Inscribing Meaning

This Groundbreaking Volume Brings Together Both Tradition-Based and Contemporary African Arts to Explore the Interface Between African Art and the Communicative Powers of Graphic Systems, Language and the Written Word. It Explores the Multiple Messages and Aesthetic Intent of Works That Creatively Incorporate Script - Both for Its Literal Content As Well As the Beauty of Its Form. the Catalogue Includes 90 Exceptional Works of Art Dating From Ancient to Contemporary Times. "Inscribing Meaning" Celebrates the Ingenuity and Creativity of African Artists From Around the Continent Who Bring Script and Graphic Forms of Communication Into a Wide Range of Artworks. Readers Will Learn About Africa's Long History of Written Languages and Literacy, and the Spectacular Works of Art Will Illustrate a Range of Indigenous African Writing Systems That Have Received Little Attention Outside of Africa As Both Visually Compelling and Historically Significant Forms of Art. These Include Everyday and Ritu