New African Masquerades

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An exploration of contemporary African masquerade that reveals its cultural contexts, artistic innovations, and intersection with museum collection practices. By placing masquerade at the forefront of contemporary African art, New African Masquerades shows how masquerade is a dynamic and urban phenomenon shaped by shifting global concerns.... Read More

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New African Masquerades

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Published in the occasion of the exhibition of the same title, held at the New Orleans Museum of Art, April 4-August 10, 2025; Frist Art Museum, October 10, 2025-January 4, 2026; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Peterburg, mid-September, 2026-January 2027; and the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, February 19-September 26, 2027.

Description

An exploration of contemporary African masquerade that reveals its cultural contexts, artistic innovations, and intersection with museum collection practices.

By placing masquerade at the forefront of contemporary African art, New African Masquerades shows how masquerade is a dynamic and urban phenomenon shaped by shifting global concerns. Essays examine the lack of institutional recognition offered to present-day masquerade artists and the methods used to curate masquerade art at the museum level. An international group of scholars and artists explore the motivations and creative decisions of masquerade artists, highlighting their stories and providing a nuanced understanding of masquerade as a contemporary expression of human experience.

This lavishly illustrated study includes more than 150 images, artist's biographies, in-depth analyses of masquerade ensembles in relation to themes of collaboration, economics, and meaning, and a discussion of the methodologies for ethically commissioning and acquiring masquerade art.

Distributed for the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Exhibition Schedule:

New Orleans Museum of Art
(April 4–August 10, 2025)

Frist Museum, Nashville, TN
(October 10, 2025–January 4, 2026)

San Antonio Museum of Art
(February 27–July 5, 2026)

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
(September 2026–January 2027)

National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian, Washington, DC
(February 19–September 26, 2027)

Concurrently with:

Museum of Black Civilization, Dakar, Senegal
(TBD)

Sierra Leone National Museum, Freetown
(TBD)

National Museum of Calabar, Nigeria
(TBD)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300279955

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 March 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 188 color + b-w illus.

Contributors:

Edited by Amanda M. Maples
Contributions by Hervé Youmbi
Contributions by Ndubuisi Ezeluomba
Edited by Jordan A. Fenton
Contributions by Aimé Kantoussan
Edited by Lisa Homann
Contributions by Ishmeal A. Kamara
Contributions by Kevin Dumouchelle

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 264

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Amanda M. Maples is Françoise Billion Richardson Curator of African Art at the New Orleans Museum of Art and director of the New African Masquerades project. Jordan A. Fenton is associate professor of art history at Miami University, Ohio. Lisa Homann is associate professor of art history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.