{"product_id":"paris-primitive-jacques-chiracs-museum-on-the-quai-branly-paperback","title":"Paris Primitive: Jacques Chirac's Museum on the Quai Branly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1990 Jacques Chirac, the future president of France and a passionate fan of non-European art, met Jacques Kerchache, a maverick art collector with the lifelong ambition of displaying African sculpture in the holy temple of French culture, the Louvre. Together they began laying plans, and ten years later African fetishes were on view under the same roof as the \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e. Then, in 2006, amidst a maelstrom of controversy and hype, Chirac presided over the opening of a new museum dedicated to primitive art in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower: the Musée du Quai Branly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eParis Primitive\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the massive reconfiguration of Paris's museum world that resulted from Chirac's dream, set against a backdrop of personal and national politics, intellectual life, and the role of culture in French society. Along with exposing the machinations that led to the MQB's creation, Sally Price addresses the thorny questions it raises about the legacy of colonialism, the balance between aesthetic judgments and ethnographic context, and the role of institutions of art and culture in an increasingly diverse France. Anyone with a stake in the myriad political, cultural, and anthropological issues raised by the MQB will find Price's account fascinating.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Price\u003c\/b\u003e is the Duane A. and Virginia S. Dittman Professor of American Studies and Anthropology at the College of William and Mary. She is the author or coauthor of more than fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003ePrimitive Art in Civilized Places\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.92 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454596169906,"sku":"9780226680705","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/88530853ba9db2d911c7c62add84802a_d2e0b90c-66c3-453d-9dcd-4260279e6e23.webp?v=1778855348","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/paris-primitive-jacques-chiracs-museum-on-the-quai-branly-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}