Description
What does it mean to make art in Africa? In Making Art in Africa, 60 of the continent's leading artists give very different answers to this question through a series of extraordinary first-hand commentaries relating to specific works.
The book includes accounts from key curators and co-ordinators, and primary images are considered in the context of contemporary events, personal discoveries, and the networks such as Triangle which have brought them together. Showcasing paintings, sculptures, prints and installations, Making Art in Africa marries the selected interviews and their associated images with archival and comparative illustrations. The result is an unparalleled insight into the artworks, experiences and processes of art making in Africa during a period of radical social change.
Visually appealing with absorbing, accessible texts, Making Art in Africa provides a unique contribution to the literature available on this fascinating subject, and will be an essential purchase for scholars and general readers alike.
About the Author
Polly Savage is a writer, curator and Senior Teaching Fellow in History of Art and Archaeology at SOAS, London. She was previously Associate Lecturer in World Arts at Birkbeck College and Assistant Curator at the October Gallery, London, and has published and lectured widely on contemporary art in Africa and diasporas.
Reviews
'At the heart of this book - and what makes it unique - are the artists' first person stories about their own experiences in art making... For librarians building African art collections, this should be on your "must buy" list for 2015.' Art Libraries Society of North America
Book Information
ISBN 9781848221512
Author Anthony Caro
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Publisher Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
The book includes accounts from key curators and co-ordinators, and primary images are considered in the context of contemporary events, personal discoveries, and the networks such as Triangle which have brought them together. Showcasing paintings, sculptures, prints and installations, Making Art in Africa marries the selected interviews and their associated images with archival and comparative illustrations. The result is an unparalleled insight into the artworks, experiences and processes of art making in Africa during a period of radical social change.
Visually appealing with absorbing, accessible texts, Making Art in Africa provides a unique contribution to the literature available on this fascinating subject, and will be an essential purchase for scholars and general readers alike.
About the Author
Polly Savage is a writer, curator and Senior Teaching Fellow in History of Art and Archaeology at SOAS, London. She was previously Associate Lecturer in World Arts at Birkbeck College and Assistant Curator at the October Gallery, London, and has published and lectured widely on contemporary art in Africa and diasporas.
Reviews
'At the heart of this book - and what makes it unique - are the artists' first person stories about their own experiences in art making... For librarians building African art collections, this should be on your "must buy" list for 2015.' Art Libraries Society of North America
Book Information
ISBN 9781848221512
Author Anthony Caro
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Publisher Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
