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A World in Common

Contemporary African Photography
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A World in Common explores the interconnectedness of global cultures through artistic expressions, diving into how shared human experiences are reflected in art. It examines the common themes that bind different societies while celebrating diversity, encouraging a deeper understanding of the world we inhabit. A visual journey that reveals the ties between artistic practices across borders, it invites readers to appreciate the universal language of art.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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A celebration of the visual and cultural landscape of contemporary African photography, this stunning book offers critical insight from the perspectives of Africa's leading artists.

A celebration of the visual and cultural landscape of contemporary African photography, this stunning exhibition book offers critical insight from the perspectives of Africa's leading artists and thinkers.

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Since the invention of photography in the nineteenth century, Africa has been defined largely by Western images of its cultures and traditions. From the colonial carte de visite and ethnographic archive to the rise of studio portraiture and social documents of racial surveillance, the fraught relationship between Africa and the photographic lens has become inseparable from the discourses of post-colonialism.

Challenging these historical images of exoticism and otherness, A World in Common illustrates how artists have used photography and video art to reimagine history and expand our understanding of contemporary realities.

Bringing together a diverse range of artists and thinkers to present perspectives on issues such as spirituality, urbanism, and climate change, this book reveals the many ways images travel across time and geography, and how artists are redefining perceptions of the world we inhabit.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781849768511

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tate Publishing

Illustration: Images all in copyright. Please check copyright status with editor (Emma P) and picture researcher (Emma O'N). We have cleared for WEL up to 10,000 copies only

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Emmanuel Iduma
  • Edited by Osei Bonsu
  • Contributions by Nomusa Makhabu
  • Contributions by Jennifer Bajorek
  • Contributions by Sandrine Colard

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 192.0mm

Height: 251.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Osei Bonsu is Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, where he is responsible for organising exhibitions, developing the museum's collection and broadening the representation of artists from Africa and the African diaspora. In 2020, he was named as one of Apollo Magazine's '40 under 40' leading African voices. Bonsu is author of African Art Now (2022).

Nomusa Makhubu is an art historian, artist and associate professor of art history and visual culture at the University of Cape Town's Michaelis School of Fine Art. In 2020, she featured on Apollo Magazine's '40 under 40 Africa'.

Jennifer Bajorek is a scholar and curator working at the intersection of literature, art, and media, with a geographic focus on contemporary Africa. She is currently Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Visual Studies at Hampshire College. Emmanuel Iduma is a Nigerian writer, editor, and photographer.

Emmanuel Iduma is a Nigerian writer, editor, and photographer. Iduma is author of the novel The Sound of Things to Come (2016) and the non-fiction work A Stranger's Pose (2018). In 2020, he was listed in Apollo International Art Magazine's 40 under 40 Africa for the broad social impact of his work. He received a Windham-Campbell Prize for Literature (Non-fiction) in 2022.

Sandrine Colard is Assistant Professor of Art History at Rutgers University-Newark, a writer and an independent curator. She specialises in modern and contemporary African arts and photography, with a focus on Central Africa.

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