Research Catalog

Title

Now look here : the African art of appearance / editor, Christine de Baan.

Publication

[Amsterdam] : Now Look Here, ©2020.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Baan, Christine de.

Description

43 pages : color illustrations, portraits; 18 x 18 cm

Summary

The pop-up exhibition 'NOW LOOK HERE? The African Art of Appearance' in Amsterdam North presented the work of eighteen African artists who use outward appearances to tell a deeply rooted story. They upend perceptions of Africa through the use of irony, beauty and style.00This group exhibition showcased the work of eighteen African artists whose work at first glance stands out for its attention to outward appearance: everything is colourful, radiant, smooth, and aesthetic. On closer inspection, the seductive surface proves to be a lure that draws visitors into a deeper story, in which perspectives are reversed: white becomes black, stigma becomes beauty, a skivvy turns out to be a high priestess, and apparent footnotes to history are revealed as prominent figures.00The works address, directly or indirectly, the historical abuses and current troubles that dominate the media image of Africa. But the artists take charge of this image, and in doing so, set a completely different tone. What connects the photos, videos and performances in 'NOW LOOK HERE' is a superior game of clichés and prejudices, in which humour, beauty and optimism challenge daily reality.00Exhibition: Pop-up Asterweg 17, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (25.01.-23.02.2020).

Alternative Title

African art of appearance

Subject

• 2000-2099
• Africa
• Art, African > 21st century > Exhibitions
• Art, African
• Artists > Africa > History > 21st century > Exhibitions
• Artists

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs.
• History.

Note

• Catalog of an exhibition held at Asterweg 17, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 25-February 23, 2020.

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries