Ancestors of the Lake: Art from Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea Menil Publications Over the next few decades

Over the next few decades

including commercial signage

1930) has been a leading advocate of drawing as an artistic genre in its own right

Guggenheim Museum

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 Over the next few decadesAncestors 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,