African art has long been recognized as one of the most important influences on turn-of-the-century Western artists; as a new century approaches, it continues to be a major factor in contemporary art. Additionally, each of the participating artists is interviewed--original statements that allow an engaging glimpse into their private worlds and aesthetic inspirations, and add an important new chapter to the history of African aesthetic influence in the West.

Collaborating artists: Terry Adkins, Arman, Mel Bochner and Lizbeth Marano, Francesco Clemente, Elain Lustig Cohen, Kurt Delbanco, Mel Edwards, Eric Fischl, Helen Frankenthaler, Nancy Graves, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Brice Marden, Ouattara, Philip Pearlstein, Howardena Pindell, Martin Puryear, Beatrice Riese, Franyo Schindler, Richard Serra, Lorna Simpson, Merton Simpson, Frank Stella, Renee Stout, Richard Tuttle, Fred Wilson, Terry Winters, and Faith-Dorian Wright. Exhibition catalogue by Daniel Shapiro with Introduction: Western Artists/African Art by the same and essay: A Continuing Presence: Western Artists/African Art by Jack Flam.

Published and distributed by The Museum for African Art, 1994. 102 pp.

Paper: ISBN 0-945802-15-3. LCCN: 94-075230.