Carl Einstein's African Art Writings Reissued

Jacqueline Chambon has republished Carl Einstein's essays on African art, marking the centenary of his seminal text 'Nègre Sculpture' (1915). The volume collects his writings that challenged Western art hierarchies and influenced modernist aesthetics. Einstein was a German art historian and critic who championed African art as a formal and conceptual equal to European traditions. The reissue includes his analyses of Fang, Baoulé, and Dogon sculptures, contextualizing their impact on artists like Picasso and Braque. The publication aims to restore Einstein's critical legacy, often overshadowed by his tragic death during the Spanish Civil War.