Title & Author:

African metropolis : una città immaginaria : an imaginary city / a cura di Simon Njami e Elena Motisi = African metropolis : an imaginary city / edited by Simon Njami and Elena Motisi.

Publication:

Mantova : Corraini edizioni, [2018]
©2018

Description:

193 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Prefazione = Preface / Giovanna Melandri -- Siamo Pronti? = Are we ready? / Hou Hanru -- Babele = Babel / Simon Njami -- Città immaginarie = Imaginary cities / Elena Motisi -- Vagando = Wandering -- Akinbode Akinbiyi -- Mimi Cherono Ng'ok -- Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny -- Lucas Gabriel -- James Webb -- Amina Zoubir -- Appartenendo = Belonging -- Sumesh Sharma -- Joël Andrianomearisoa -- Abdoulaye Konaté -- Lavar Munroe -- Antoine Tempé -- Andrew Tshabangu -- Ouattara Watts -- Riconoscendo = Recognizing -- Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung -- El Anatsui -- Abdulrazaq Awofeso -- Sammy Baloji -- Godfried Donkor -- Simon Gush -- Nicholas Hlobo -- Hassan Musa -- Immaginando = Imagining -- Marco Scotini -- Délio Jasse -- Samson Kambalu -- Kiluanji Kia Henda -- Lamine Badian Kouyaté -- Onyis Martin -- Paul Onditi -- Sarah Waiswa -- Ricostruendo = Reconstructing -- Edgar Pieterse -- Heba Y. Amin -- Bili Bidjocka -- Meschac Gaba -- François-Xavier Gbré -- Hassan Hajjaj -- Youssef Limoud -- Pefura -- Pascale Marthine Tayou.
Text in Italian and English.

Exhibitions:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the MAXXI, Museo nazionale delle arti del XX secolo, Rome, Italy, June 22-November 4, 2018.

Summary:

A land of promises, of contrasts between tradition and innovation, an example of a new social model based on the concept of human community, the African continent, the protagonist of the exhibition at the MAXXI from 22 June to 4 November 2018, is analysed from an innovative point of view that leads to questioning the visitor on his knowledge of the place and its vitality beyond stereotypes. The MAXXI, within the study path on the interaction between Europe and the Mediterranean areas, presents itself as an open window on scenarios of dialogue between different cultures: in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the museum hosts the works and site-specific projects of 40 artists who tell their continent by investigating it in the dimension of urban space. The volume that accompanies the exhibition is enriched by essays and interviews by international authors such as Marco Scotini, Sumesh Sharma, Edgar Pieterse, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Bonaventure Ndikung. The specially commissioned texts address diverse themes ranging from art to architecture, from geopolitics to the difficult process of urbanization.00Exhibition: MaXXi, Rome, Italy (22.06-04.11.2018).

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ISBN:

9788875707095
887570709X

Subject:

Art, Modern 21st century Exhibitions.
Art, African 21st century Exhibitions.
Art, Black 21st century Exhibitions.
City and town life in art.
Art 21e siècle Expositions.
Art africain 21e siècle Expositions.
Art noir 21e siècle Expositions.
Vie urbaine dans l'art.
Art, Black
Public opinion
Art, African
Art, Modern
Africa In art 21st century.
Africa Public opinion.
Afrique Dans l'art 21e siècle.
Afrique Opinion publique.
Africa

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Njami, Simon, 1962- editor.
Motisi, Elena, editor.
Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo (Italy), host institution.

Città immaginaria
African metropolis : an imaginary city
Imaginary city

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307315
Call No.: BIB 252805
Status: Available