Contemporary African art /
By: Kasfir, Sidney Littlefield
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Series: World of art: Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 2000Description: 224 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0500203288 (pbk.); 9780500203286:.Subject(s): Art, African -- 20th century | Art, African![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-217) and index.
New genres: inventing African popular culture -- Transforming the workshop -- Patrons and mediators -- Art and commodity -- The African artist: shifting identities in the postcolonial world -- The idea of a national culture: decolonizing African art -- Migration and displacement.
This history examines the major themes and accomplishments in African art from the past 50 years, achieving a balance between the re-examination of frequently discussed artists, groups and workshops and the less publicized or more recent material.