{"product_id":"african-artists-from-1882-to-now","title":"African Artists: From 1882 to Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/phaidon-logo-desktop.svg?v=1774553229\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"heading-h3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"chevron\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-description-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs featured in the New York Times, ARTnews, Colossal, Metropolis and New York Magazine’s The Strategist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking A-Z survey of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern and Contemporary African art is at the forefront of the current curatorial and collector movement in today’s art scene. This groundbreaking new book, created in collaboration with a prestigious global advisory board, represents the most substantial appraisal of contemporary artists born or based in Africa available. Features the work of more than 300 artists, including El Anatsui, Marlene Dumas, David Goldblatt, Lubaina Himid, William Kentridge, Julie Mehretu, Wangechi Mutu, and Robin Rhode, as well as lesser-known names from across Africa, with stunning and surprising examples of their art paired with insightful texts that demonstrate their contribution to the painting, sculpture, installation, photography, moving image, and performance art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvisory Panel\u003c\/b\u003e: Alayo Akinkugbe, Kavita Chellaram, Raphael Chikukwa, Julie Crooks, Tandazani Dhlakama, Oumy Diaw, Janine Gaëlle Dieudji,  Ekow Eshun, Ndubuisi C. Ezeluomba, Joseph Gergel, Danda Jaroljmek, Omar Kholeif, Rose Jepkorir Kiptum, Alicia Knock, Nkule Mabaso, Lucy MacGarry,  Owen Martin, Aude Christel Mgba, Bongani Mkhonza, Riason Naidoo, Paula Nascimento, Simon Njami, Robert Njathika, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi,  Chika Okeke-Agulu, Hannah O’Leary, Sean O’Toole, John Owoo, Brenda Schmahmann, Mark Sealy, Yasmeen Siddiqui, and Joseph L. Underwood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"heading-h3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"chevron\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-author-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConceived and edited by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhaidon editors\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChika Okeke-Agulu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Professor of African and African Diaspora Art at Princeton University. He is the author of several books including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePostcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015), and is a co-editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNka: Journal of Contemporary African Art\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph L. Underwood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a scholar and curator whose research addresses the transnational networks of modern and contemporary African art, with an emphasis on artists from Senegal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"heading-h3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-specs-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e290mm x 250mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePhaidon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isbn\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9781838662431\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-heading\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"heading-h1\"\u003eAbout Phaidon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-text richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne hundred years ago, Phaidon invented the art book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhaidon was founded in Vienna by Dr. Béla Horovitz, Frederick 'Fritz' Ungar, and Ludwig Goldschneider. 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