Ancestors of the Lake: Art from Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea Menil Publications Saint Phalle’s increasingly liberated female

Saint Phalle’s increasingly liberated female figures with outstretched arms

Guggenheim Museum

including commercial signage

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while an artist interview offers insight into how Marden uses the medium as a means of exploring the creation of spaces on drawing surfaces

Ancestors of the Lake: Art from Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea Menil Publications Saint Phalle’s increasingly liberated femaleAncestors of the Lake examines the distinctive art of the Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay regions on the island of New Guinea, including their highly stylized wood sculptures and barkcloths painted with abstract designs (maro). Gathering together many important pieces for the first time, this volume includes examples from the landmark collections assembled in the 1920s by the French writer and art dealer Jacques Viot and Swiss explorer, anthropologist,