The Tropics
12 Sept. 2008 - 5 Jan. 2009, Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin. 85 works of contemporary art and 200 exhibits from Africa, Asia, Oceania, the tropical America.
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From left to right:
Tyiwara mask (mythological being who invented agriculture)
Mali, Bamanan, ca. 1900
Wood
Mask of the Kono society depicting an elefant as metaphorical depiction of power
Mali, Bamanan
First half of the 20th century
Wood
Mask of a being from the wilderness with the face of a beautiful woman
Liberia, Mano or Dan
Beginning of the 20th century
Wood, iron
Fiona Tan
Rain. 2001
Video installation
Hans-Christian Schink
Iguaçu 1. 2007
C-Print
178 x 211 cm
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
12 Sept. 2008 - 5 Jan. 2009, Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin. 85 works of contemporary art and 200 exhibits from Africa, Asia, Oceania, the tropical America.