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Art and the Two Hard Problems: The Story of an African Collection PRE-ORDER

Emile Stipp
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      Part memoir, part art historical account of Stipp’s world-renowned collection of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, featuring full-color reproductions of artworksIn this illustrated memoir, collector Emile Stipp posits that a deep engagement with art can help us solve the two hard problems of human existence: consciousness and conscience. Having grown up under apartheid, Stipp lived through the transformation of South African society into a democracy. He came to regard art as a vehicle for social enlightenment, and began to amass a collection of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, with an emphasis on video art and photography.In Art and the Two Hard Problems, Stipp proposes a philosophical framework for understanding contemporary art through an in-depth discussion of artworks from his collection. Featured artists include David Goldblatt, Zanele Muholi, William Kentridge, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Portia Zvavahera.South African CEO and collector Emile Stipp is known for his tireless promotion of local and international African art.

      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Emile Stipp EAN: 9781646570591 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: 308 WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 229 mm
      PUBLISHED BY: Marquand Books Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-11-05 CITY: GENRE: ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, ART / African, ART / Museum Studies WIDTH: 152 mm SPINE:

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      Africa, History of art, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Museology and heritage studies

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      Part memoir, part art historical account of Stipp’s world-renowned collection of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, featuring full-color reproductions of artworksIn this illustrated memoir, collector Emile Stipp posits that a deep engagement with art can help us solve the two hard problems of human existence: consciousness and conscience. Having grown up under apartheid, Stipp lived through the transformation of South African society into a democracy. He came to regard art as a vehicle for social enlightenment, and began to amass a collection of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, with an emphasis on video art and photography.In Art and the Two Hard Problems, Stipp proposes a philosophical framework for understanding contemporary art through an in-depth discussion of artworks from his collection. Featured artists include David Goldblatt, Zanele Muholi, William Kentridge, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Portia Zvavahera.South African CEO and collector Emile Stipp is known for his tireless promotion of local and international African art.

      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Emile Stipp EAN: 9781646570591 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: 308 WEIGHT: HEIGHT: 229 mm
      PUBLISHED BY: Marquand Books Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-11-05 CITY: GENRE: ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, ART / African, ART / Museum Studies WIDTH: 152 mm SPINE:

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      Africa, History of art, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Museology and heritage studies

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