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Arte d'Eritrea: radici e diaspora / catalogo a cura di Marco Cavallarin e Sandra Federici. Bologna: Lai-momo, 2002. 43 pp. illus. (color), map, bibl. refs. Text in Italian. N7386.2.E68 A78 2002 AFA. OCLC 931834619.

Contemporary art from Eritrea, a small country suffering from warfare and authoritarians, is little known. Some Eritrean artists have joined the exodus and now reside in Italy and elsewhere. This Italian exhibition gives visibility to the work of eleven artists—one sculptor, the others, painters. The project is a collaboration between Mrara Art Association in Asmara and two Italian organizations.



Eritrean artists in war and peace: [videorecording] / produced by Betty LaDuke ; directed by Brian Varaday. New York: Cinema Guild, 1997. 1 videocassette (53 minutes), sound, color, ½ in. VHS format. video 000402 AFA. OCLC 38308190.

International artist and art educator Betty LaDuke examines the relationship between art, war and peace as seen through the work of twelve Eritrean artist-fighters. Their contemporary art movement was initiated in a war zone by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front during the struggle for independence from Ethiopia. Based on interviews with the artists conducted by Betty LaDuke in Asmara.

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