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Primitive art in civilized places

by Sally Price · 1989

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What is so primitive about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge? Drawing on a mixture of sources, this text explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art.

AestheticsArt and anthropologyArt, PrimitiveEthnocentrismMoral and ethical aspectsMoral and ethical aspects of AestheticsPrimitive ArtArtPrehistoric Art