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Platform Africa: Aperture 227
Series: Aperture Magazine
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This book will appeal to readers interested in African contemporary art, photography, and cultural studies, as well as professionals and students engaged in the arts sector seeking to understand dynamic spaces shaping artistic conversations in Africa.
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A detailed look at the dynamic spaces that have shaped conversations about photography in Africa for the last twenty-five years—the biennials, experimental art spaces, and educational workshops in which artists and audiences interact with photography.
Platform Africa: Aperture 227 presents a new generation of powerful artists and is produced in collaboration with guest editors Bisi Silva, Founder and Artistic Director of the Centre for Contemporary Art in Lagos, Nigeria; John Fleetwood, director of the South Africa-based platform Photo and former head of the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg; and Aicha Diallo, Associate Editor of Contemporary And.
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ISBN: 9781597114196
Publisher: Aperture
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 June 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Aperture
Illustration: Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout
Contributors:
- Edited by Michael Famighetti
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 234.0mm
Height: 305.0mm
Weight: 860g
Pages: 144
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