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When we see us : a century of Black figuration in painting / edited by Koyo Kouoh.

Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2023Description: 336 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780500025888
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction / Koyo Kouoh
The everyday : Seeing ourselves / Tandazani Dhlakama
Joy and revelry : But you amaze me / Maaza Mengiste
Repose : Dispossession and possession / Ken Bugul
Sensuality : Organic / Bill Kouélany
Spirituality : Plastic / Bill Kouélany
Triumph and emancipation : Poems / Robin Coste Lewis
Summary: Published to accompany a major exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, this book presents a comprehensive exploration of Black self representation through portraiture and figuration, celebrating Black subjectivity and Black consciousness from Pan-African and Pan-Diasporic perspectives. With a primary focus on representational painting, 'When We See Us' celebrates how artists from Africa and the African diaspora have imagined, positioned, memorialized and asserted African and African diasporic experiences during a 100-year period spanning from the early 20th century to the present.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Red 759.06 KOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 12614

Introduction / Koyo Kouoh

The everyday : Seeing ourselves / Tandazani Dhlakama

Joy and revelry : But you amaze me / Maaza Mengiste

Repose : Dispossession and possession / Ken Bugul

Sensuality : Organic / Bill Kouélany

Spirituality : Plastic / Bill Kouélany

Triumph and emancipation : Poems / Robin Coste Lewis

Published to accompany a major exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, this book presents a comprehensive exploration of Black self representation through portraiture and figuration, celebrating Black subjectivity and Black consciousness from Pan-African and Pan-Diasporic perspectives. With a primary focus on representational painting, 'When We See Us' celebrates how artists from Africa and the African diaspora have imagined, positioned, memorialized and asserted African and African diasporic experiences during a 100-year period spanning from the early 20th century to the present.