Africa Remix: Contemporary Art of a ContinentIn 2005, The Hayward Presents The Largest exhibition of contemporary African art ever seen in Europe. An international collaboration with major galleries in Dusseldorf, Paris and Tokyo, this ground-breaking exhibition and book bring together works in every medium by more than 70 artists. From Cairo to Cape Town, African artists from across the continent and from the diaspora are taking part in this spectacular survey of African creativity. This richly illustrated book includes colour reproductions and information on each of the artists. |
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... continent . For yes , though we forget it all too easily , Africa is a continent . A contradictory entity eternally branded by the seal of history . This no doubt produces a different way of envisioning the world , like in Asia or Latin ...
... continent . For yes , though we forget it all too easily , Africa is a continent . A contradictory entity eternally branded by the seal of history . This no doubt produces a different way of envisioning the world , like in Asia or Latin ...
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Contemporary Art of a Continent Simon Njami, Lucy Durán. the one encompassing other continents which , along with Africa , have formed a procession of what Frantz Fanon called ' the wretched of the earth ' . But that's another story ...
Contemporary Art of a Continent Simon Njami, Lucy Durán. the one encompassing other continents which , along with Africa , have formed a procession of what Frantz Fanon called ' the wretched of the earth ' . But that's another story ...
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... continent is derived an outsider's name given to a continent so often portrayed as ' other ' . Hence , Ah and Freak - a word also asso- ciated with the 1970s era of American pop music , which was also very influential in Africa , along ...
... continent is derived an outsider's name given to a continent so often portrayed as ' other ' . Hence , Ah and Freak - a word also asso- ciated with the 1970s era of American pop music , which was also very influential in Africa , along ...
Contents
Map of Africa | 8 |
Africa Exhibitions and Fears of the Dark | 24 |
Africa Begins in the North | 40 |
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