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A world in common : contemporary African photography / edited by Osei Bonsu ; [contributors, Jennifer Bajorek, Sandrine Colard, Emmanuel Iduma, Nomusa Makhabu].

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London : Tate Publishing, 2023.

Photography, Artistic -- Africa -- Exhibitions.

Portrait photography -- Africa -- Exhibitions.

9781849768511 (paperback) :

184976851X (paperback) :

239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Foreword / Catherine Wood -- Thinking the world from Africa: photography as history-making / Osei Bonsu -- 'Yeyegazi yeyamanzi': performance and sacrifice / Nomusa Makhubu -- Studio portraiture and the postcolonial archive / Jennifer Bajorek -- Transitions: a commentary on cities / Emmanuel Iduma -- Three Conglese latitudes in a changing climate: Sammy Baloji, Léonard Pongo and Kiripi Katembo / Sandrine Colard -- Identity and tradition : Queens, kings and gods ; Spiritual worlds ; Worrying the mask -- Counter-histories : Family portrait ; The living archive -- Imagined futures : Urban transitions ; A world in common.

"Since the invention of photography in the nineteenth century, Africa has been defined largely by Western images of its cultures and traditions. Challenging these historical images of exoticism and otherness, artists have used photography and video art to reimagine history and expand our understanding of contemporary realities. Bringing together a diverse perspectives on issues such as spirituality, urbanism and climate change, this book reveals the many ways images travel across time and geography, and how artists are redefining perceptions of the world we inhabit."-- Publisher.

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