Book - Statues: From the Collections of the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Description

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Statues, a book edited by Yves Le Fur that highlights the richness and diversity of the museum's sculpture collections.

Through a selection of some one hundred works from the collections of the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, this book explores statuary from Africa, Oceania, the Americas, and Southeast Asia. Richly illustrated, it invites a sensitive appreciation of forms, volumes, materials, and colors, revealing the full expressive power of these creations.

Each work is accompanied by a detailed description, shedding light on its formal inventiveness, the diversity of its materials and uses, as well as its emblematic status within the traditions from which it originates. This book follows in the tradition of major publications devoted to the museum's collections, such as Masterpieces (2006) and Masks (2008).