08.02.2008
The Tuareg peoples of the central Sahara inhabit one of the harshest environments in the world and have fascinated travelers and scholars throughout history. Their elegance and beauty ; their dress and exquisite ornament ; their large white riding camels ; their ability to repel foreign invaders ; their refined song. speech and dance have all been the subjects of rhapsodic descriptions. These accounts have, however, tended to shroud the Tuareg in a veil of mystery. By looking beyond the myths that have enveloped the Tuareg, it becomes possible to delineate and celebrate the distinct aesthetic qualities that inform their lives.
The Art of Being Tuareg presents Tuareg art forms in the diverse contexts in which they existed in the past and continue in the present, from desert dwellings and the homes of urban inadan (visual artists) to international museums and Parisian houses of haute couture. Together the works of art on view defineTuareg identity as it bas persisted and changed throughout time.Gruß
Birgitt
