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Samuel Fosso : autoportrait

Title
Samuel Fosso : autoportrait / edited by Okwui Enwezor ; contributions by Quentin Bajac, Yves Chatap, Elvira Dyagani Ose, Okwul Enwezor, Chika Okeke-Agulu, Oluremi C. Onabanjo, Jean Marc Patras, Terry Smith, Claire Staebler, James Merle Thomas, and Artur Walther.
Author
Fosso, Samuel, 1962-
Publication
Göttingen, Germany : Steidl ; New York, NY : The Walther Collection, 2020.

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Additional Authors
  • Enwezor, Okwui
  • Walther, Artur
  • Patras, Jean Marc
  • Bajac, Quentin
  • Chatap, Yves
  • Dyangani Ose, Elvira
  • Okeke-Agulu, Chika
  • Onabanjo, Oluremi C.
  • Smith, Terry (Terry E.)
  • Staebler, Claire
  • Thomas, James M. (James Merle)
Description
351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits; 29 cm
Summary
"Autoportrait is the first comprehensive survey of Samuel Fosso's multifaceted oeuvre. Since the mid-1970s, the artist has focused on self-portraiture and performance, envisioning variations of identity in the postcolonial era. From Fosso's early self-portraits in black-and-white from the 1970s to his recent, continually inventive exercises in self-presentation, highlights include the vibrant series Tati (1997), in which he playfully inhabits African and African American characters and archetypes; and the magisterial portraits of African Spirits (2008), where he poses as icons of the pan-African liberation and Civil Rights movements, such as Angela Davis, Martin Luther King, Jr., Patrice Lumumba and Nelson Mandela. This landmark monograph demonstrates Fosso's unique departure from the traditions of West African studio photography, established in the 1950s and 60s by modern masters Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé. By charting his conceptual practice of self-portraiture, and sustained engagement with notions of sexuality, gender and self-representation, this book reveals an unprecedented photographic project one that consistently reflects themes in global visual culture, and covers the range of expressive applications of photography. Co-published with The Walther Collection, New York"--Steidl's website.
Uniform Title
Works. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Works.
  • Autoportrait
Subject
  • Fosso, Samuel, 1962- > Exhibitions
  • Fosso, Samuel, 1962- > Self-portraits
  • Fosso, Samuel, 1962- > Interviews
  • Fosso, Samuel, 1962-
  • Self-portraits > Exhibitions
  • Photography, Artistic
  • Self-portraits
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Interviews.
  • Self-portraits.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-351).
Language (note)
  • "The essays by Yves Chatap and Claire Staebler were translated by Julia McLaren."--Page 352.
Exhibitions (note)
  • Publication coincides with an exhibition originally planned at the Walther Collection, New York, September 24, 2020 to February 6, 2021, and rescheduled to take place January 21-June 19, 2021.
Contents
Foreword / Artur Walther -- Introduction / Jean Marc Patras -- The invention of the artist as a young photographer / Samuel Foss in conversation with Okwui Enwezor -- 70's lifestyle -- Tati -- Mémoire d'un ami / Yves Chatap -- Le rêve de mon grand-père / Chika Okeke-Agulu -- African spirits / Quentin Bajac -- Emperor of Africa / Claire Staebler -- ALLONZENFANS / James Merle Thomas -- Black pope / Terry Smith -- SIXSIXSIX / Oluremi C. Onabanjo.
Call Number
Sc F 21-32
ISBN
  • 9783958296121
  • 3958296122
OCLC
1120169084
Author
Fosso, Samuel, 1962- photographer.
Title
Samuel Fosso : autoportrait / edited by Okwui Enwezor ; contributions by Quentin Bajac, Yves Chatap, Elvira Dyagani Ose, Okwul Enwezor, Chika Okeke-Agulu, Oluremi C. Onabanjo, Jean Marc Patras, Terry Smith, Claire Staebler, James Merle Thomas, and Artur Walther.
Publisher
Göttingen, Germany : Steidl ; New York, NY : The Walther Collection, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-351).
Language
"The essays by Yves Chatap and Claire Staebler were translated by Julia McLaren."--Page 352.
Exhibitions
Publication coincides with an exhibition originally planned at the Walther Collection, New York, September 24, 2020 to February 6, 2021, and rescheduled to take place January 21-June 19, 2021.
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Enwezor, Okwui, editor.
Walther, Artur, writer of foreword.
Patras, Jean Marc, writer of introduction.
Bajac, Quentin, contributor.
Chatap, Yves, contributor.
Dyangani Ose, Elvira, contributor.
Okeke-Agulu, Chika, contributor.
Onabanjo, Oluremi C., contributor.
Smith, Terry (Terry E.), contributor.
Staebler, Claire, contributor.
Thomas, James M. (James Merle), contributor.
Research Call Number
Sc F 21-32
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