African Art Now: Masterpieces From the Jean Pigozzi Collection Andre Magnin et al

African Art Now: Masterpieces From the Jean Pigozzi Collection

Andre Magnin; Alison De Lima Greene; Alvia J. Wardlaw; Thomas McEvilley

Scarce hard cover 

Very good condition. Spine is a little faded as per photos.

Artists Included: 

George Lilanga

Andre Magnin, Alison de Lima Greene, Alvia J. Wardlaw, Thomas McEvilley

First Edition 2005 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.  Merrell Publishers Ltd., London, New York, 2005

224 pages

 A major, lavishly illustrated study of contemporary art being produced by the leading artists working in sub-Saharan Africa. Painters, photographers, sculptors and installation artists are represented from nineteen Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Togo. Artists include Frédéric Bruly Bouabre, Seydou Keita, Samuel Kane Kwei, Chéri Samba and Malik Sidibé, among many others. African Art Now offers a rare glimpse into the latest currents in contemporary African art, showing how artists share an awareness of both local and global cultures, thereby acknowledging the complex heritage that African artists face today. An important and compelling book that will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary art and culture.

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