A mesmerizing, continent-spanning survey of the most dynamic scenes in contemporary African photography, and an introduction to the creative figures who are making it happen.
A mesmerizing, continent-spanning survey of the most dynamic scenes in contemporary African photography, and an introduction to the creative figures who are making it happen.
Ekow Eshun is a writer, curator, journalist and broadcaster based in London, whose writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Financial Times, the Guardian and Vogue. Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, from 2005 to 2010, and a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television programmes, his previous books include Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in England and Africa, published in 2005.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction - 1. Hybrid City - 2. Inner Landscapes - 3. Zones of Freedom - 4. Magic & Memory
The Photographers
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou Leila Alaoui Kader Attia Atong Atem Shiraz Bayjoo Girma Berta Jodi Bieber Guillaume Bonn Filipe Branquinho Edson Chagas Kudzanai Chiurai Jabulani Dhlamini Omar Victor Diop Yagazie Emezi Andrew Esiebo Lalla Essaydi Hicham Gardaf Francois-Xavier Gbre Maïmouna Guerresi Eric Gyamfi Kiluanji Kia Henda Pieter Hugo Delio Jasse Keyezua Lebohang Kganye Phumzile Khanyile Namsa Leuba Michael Macgarry Osborne Macharia Sabelo Mlangeni Mohau Modisakeng Zanele Muholi Youssef Nabil Jehad Nga Nobukho Nqaba Musa N. Nxumalo Emeka Okereke Uche Okpa-Iroha George Osodi Ruth Ossai Dawit L Petros Athi-Patra Ruga Zina Saro-Wiwa Thabiso Sekgala Michael Tsegaye Nontisikelelo Veleko Lina Iris Viktor Zakaria Wakrim Alexia Webster Kyle Weeks
