African Art Now
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1858942896 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is Artistic Director of the world-class Contemporary African Art Collection: with collector Jean Pigozzi, he has brought together over 6000 works from sub-Saharan Africa. . Andre Magnin is an art historian, critic and curator, based in Paris
Major, lavishly illustrated study of contemporary art being produced by the leading artists working in sub-Saharan Africa Painters, photographers, sculptors and installation artists are represented from nineteen countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Togo Artists include Frederic Bruly Bouabre, Seydou Keita, Samuel Kane Kwei, Cheri Samba and Malik Sidibe, among many others A rare glimpse into the latest currents in contemporary African art, showing how artists share an awareness of both local and global cultures, thereby acknowledging the complex heritage that African artists face today An important and compelling book that will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary art and culture
All rights reserved. The surprise comes from the sheer scope of inventiveness and variety on display: from the spare, ominous watercolors of Barthélémy Toguo (from Cameroon) to the surrealistic allegories Cheri Samba (of Congo) paints in a slick, commercial art style. . Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The Contemporary African Art Collection-which is essentially run by only two guys, Italian collector Jean Pigozzi and French curator André Magnin-has managed to make some people very angry. Some of the artists produce work at a polar extreme from the scruffy, homemade look one m