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Contemporary African Art: 5 Artists, Diverse Trends
Contemporary African Art 5 Artists Diverse Trends Author:Dele Jegede In an essay on each, the author discusses the work of five contemporary artists from African countries: Ezrom Legae, South Africa; Magdalene Odundo, a London-based artist from Kenya; Twins Seven-Seven, Nigeria; Kane Kwei, the Ghanaian inventor of customized coffins; and Miriam Abdel Aleem, a printmaker in Egypt. In his introduction, the author d... more »iscusses important questions relating to the art of Africa, such as the display and categorization of African art in European and American museums, the boundaries between high art and low art, and "the troubling notion of the anonymous [African] artist."« less