Contemporary African Art

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by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir (Author)
Series: World of Art
Format: Paperback / softback 304 pages, 218 Illustrations, unspecified
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition: New Edition
ISBN: 9780500293591
Published: 12 Mar 2020

Contemporary African art has grown out of the diverse histories and cultural heritage of the African continent and its diaspora. It is not characterized by any particular style, technique or theme, but by a bricolage-like attitude towards art-making, incorporating and building upon the structures from which older, precolonial and colonial genres were made. In this revised and updated edition of Contemporary African Art, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir examines the major themes, developments and accomplishments in African art of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Organized thematically, the book includes new chapters on the history of African photography and the growth of the global art market, alongside significant discussions of patronage and mediation, artistic training and national and diaspora identities.

  • Description

by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir (Author)
Series: World of Art
Format: Paperback / softback 304 pages, 218 Illustrations, unspecified
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition: New Edition
ISBN: 9780500293591
Published: 12 Mar 2020

Contemporary African art has grown out of the diverse histories and cultural heritage of the African continent and its diaspora. It is not characterized by any particular style, technique or theme, but by a bricolage-like attitude towards art-making, incorporating and building upon the structures from which older, precolonial and colonial genres were made. In this revised and updated edition of Contemporary African Art, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir examines the major themes, developments and accomplishments in African art of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Organized thematically, the book includes new chapters on the history of African photography and the growth of the global art market, alongside significant discussions of patronage and mediation, artistic training and national and diaspora identities.