BOOK:African Artists From 1882 to Now-Phaidon Publications

Modern 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. With 352 pages and 315 illustrations, the book “African Artists From 1882 to Now” by Phaidon Publications 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. The editors of the book are: Chika Okeke-Agulu (Professor of African and African Diaspora Art at Princeton University) and Joseph L. Underwood (scholar and curator whose research addresses the transnational networks of modern and contemporary African art, with an emphasis on artists from Senegal.-Efi Michalarou