African art

Summary

African art is an art of an area^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of art_of_an_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (671 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• African art is on the continent of Africa^[3].
• African art's instance of is recorded as art of an area^[4].
• African art is a type of art of the Earth^[5].
• African art is part of culture of Africa^[6].
• African art's Commons category is recorded as Art of Africa^[7].
• African art comprises contemporary African art^[8].
• African art's significant event is recorded as art forgery^[9].
• African art's topic's main category is recorded as Category:African art^[10].
• African art's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arts in Africa^[11].
• African art's Commons gallery is recorded as African art^[12].
• African art's facet of is recorded as Africa^[13].
• African art's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought^[14].
• African art's significant person is recorded as Fathi Hassan^[15].
• African art's significant person is recorded as Ben Enwonwu^[16].
• African art's significant person is recorded as El Anatsui^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

African art's instance of is recorded as art of an area^[4]. It is a type of art of the Earth^[5].

Use and Application

African art comprises contemporary it^[8]. It is part of culture of Africa^[6].

Why It Matters

African art ranks in the top 7% of art_of_an_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (671 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

It has been cited as an influence by Dada^[20], an art movement^[21], founded in 1910^[22]; cubism^[23], an art movement^[24], in France^[25], founded in 1907^[26]; Les Demoiselles d'Avignon^[27], a painting^[28], founded in 1907^[29]; and PostUrbanism project^[30], a project^[31], founded in 2000^[32].

FAQs

Who did African art influence?

African art has been cited as an influence by Dada^[20], cubism^[23], Les Demoiselles d'Avignon^[27], and PostUrbanism project^[30].