Ibeji. Divins jumeaux. Amérique centrale et du sud undulating forms marked by millennia

undulating forms marked by millennia of tradition

with something to fuel his reflection and form his sensitivity

From 1971 to 1992 (the date of the painter's death)

Gino Severini (1883-1966) began his career as a student of Giacomo Balla

Ibeji. Divins jumeaux. Amérique centrale et du sud undulating forms marked by millenniaAccording to a Yoruba legend, the monkeys, whose knowledge of the secrets of nature surpasses that of men, sent them the ibeji, united and inseparable twins. Endowed with sacred status, they are the object of a cult based on statuettes, the ere ibeji, commissioned by families from master sculptors. The eighty works from Benin and Nigeria presented in this book reflect the incredible stylistic diversity and beauty of these silent witnesses to a