Where do the terms “Primitive” and “Tribal” sit in our art lexicon? For the past few years I have understood these both as pejorative terms, but have consistently seen the labels applied to ...

I received an email from Nasser and Co. in response to the article “WTF is Primitive vs. Tribal Art” where I had sited that the gallery had used both the terms “primitive” and “tribal” on their façade ...

To attract rural art lovers to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia last week, fair officials held a contest for amateur painters, got Austin Faricy, professor of esthetics at Stephens College (for ...

The meanings of "primitive" and "art" -- The functions of art in primitive societies -- Iconography and symbolism -- The artist's life and work -- Where does it all come from : the psychology of art - ...

The mystique of connoisseurship -- The universality principle -- The night side of man -- Anonymity and timelessness -- Power plays -- Objets d'art and ethnographic artifacts -- From signature to ...