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Meschac Gaba: Museum of Contemporary African Art
Kerryn Greenberg
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Description for Meschac Gaba: Museum of Contemporary African Art
Hardback. This is the first UK appraisal of the work of this important African artist. Focusing on The Museum of Contemporary African Art it also looks at the full breadth of the artist's practice. This accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Modern. Editor(s): Greenberg, Kerryn. Num Pages: 176 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; ACXJ; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Born in Cotonou, Benin in 1961, Meschac Gaba moved to the Netherlands in 1996 to take up a residency at the Rijksakademie. It was there that he conceived The Museum of Contemporary African Art 1997-2002, an ambitious work, which took him five years to complete and which cemented his reputation as one of the most important African artists working today. Consisting of twelve sections - Draft Room, Architecture, Museum Shop, Summer Collection, Games Room, Art and Religion, Museum Restaurant, Music Room, Marriage Room, Library, Salon and Humanist Space - this work challenges preconceived notions of what African art is and ... Read more
Born in Cotonou, Benin in 1961, Meschac Gaba moved to the Netherlands in 1996 to take up a residency at the Rijksakademie. It was there that he conceived The Museum of Contemporary African Art 1997-2002, an ambitious work, which took him five years to complete and which cemented his reputation as one of the most important African artists working today. Consisting of twelve sections - Draft Room, Architecture, Museum Shop, Summer Collection, Games Room, Art and Religion, Museum Restaurant, Music Room, Marriage Room, Library, Salon and Humanist Space - this work challenges preconceived notions of what African art is and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1065g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849761680
SKU
V9781849761680
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About Kerryn Greenberg
Kerryn Greenberg is an art historian and curator, and former Head of International Collection Exhibitions at Tate
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