Description
Book SynopsisWhat 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.
Trade Review'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 AmericaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword, Sir Anthony Caro; Triangle in Africa, Rober Loder; Seventy Conversations about Making Art in Africa, Polly Savage; The Voice of Africa: African Voices, John Picton; Lagos/Kaduna/Oshogbo, Nigeria; Kumasi, Ghana; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; Lusaka, Zambia; Harare/Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; Johannesburg, South Africa; Cape Town, South Africa; Limpopo, South Africa; Maputo, Mozambique; Gaborone and D'Kar, Botswana; Windhoek, Namibia; Selected Reading; Index.
