Contemporary Photography from Africa and Middle East Breaking News

A wide-ranging and detailed survey dedicated to the protagonists of the contemporary art scene in Africa and Middle East.
This heterogeneous selection offers a clear interpretation of contemporary reality through the languages of images. African photographers are looking at the unfolding drama of contemporary life and experience in Africa with a fine-tuned alertness. They are examining and analyzing the dizzying processes of spatial transformation, massive transition, and social adaptation that make up the varied realities of diverse groups: urban and rural, formal and informal communities.
Key Sales Information - Along with Contemporary Photography from the Far East, Skira 2009 and Contemporary Photography from Eastern Europe, Skira 2010 this addition to the series is an invaluable resource for collectors and anyone who appreciates contemporary photography - As usual, the works are introduced by a critical text and come with a biography and profile of each artist, creating a whole that is highly varied and complex - The works include reportage, documentary photography, video installation, allegorical images, portraiture, and animation, reflecting the multifaceted strategies artists use to interpret the world in which they live: a world that is dramatically marked by exploitation, inequality and conflict but which is, at the same time, able to cultivate within itself the seed of critical thought