Kongo: Power and Majesty review – African treasures inspire awe at the Met
A formidably rigorous and erudite exhibition looks at Kongo civilisation across five centuries, unwinding any ‘primitivist’ stereotypes that still attend African art They glower at you, little human that you are: fearsome, glorious spirits, more than a dozen of them, throbbing with electric power. Their heads jut forth and their torsos are thrust forward, asserting their dominance and incontrovertibility. And if that weren’t enough, they are armed – their chests…
