BOOK
Making Art in Africa: 1960-2010
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
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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.
Contents of Making Art in Africa: 1960-2010:
Foreword, Sir Anthony Caro; Triangle in Africa, Rober
Loder; Seventy Conversations about Making Art in