Cubist theory reflects Bergson's critique of scientific and intellectual representations, proposing that Cubist art embodies a qualitative, personal experience of time and space, contrasting with traditional, quantitative perspectives.
McGee argues that...
The juxtaposition of Picasso's art with African artifacts often left the latter as mere aesthetic objects, failing to recognize their active role in art history.
Primitivism:
Modern day audience could critique the primitivist view of African art as timeless and static, rather than dynamic and evolving.
Problematic Methodology: McGee highlights that this "one tribe—one style" approach suggested that individual African works were interchangeable, which is a hallmark of primitivist ideology.
Sandile Memela critiques Picasso's work as it reinforces the notion that African art's value is primarily derived from its influence on European artists
