Meschac Gaba : Museum of Contemporary African Art
Gaba, Meschac2013
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Meschac Gaba moved to the Netherlands in 1996 to take up a residency at the Rijksakademie. There he conceived 'The Museum of Contemporary African Art', an ambitious work which took 5 years and made one of the most important African artists working today.
Main title:
Meschac Gaba : Museum of Contemporary African Art / edited by Kerryn Greenberg ; with contributions by Okwui Enwezor, Kerryn Greenberg, Achille Mbembe, Rutger Pontzen
Author:
Imprint:
London Tate Publishing 2013
Collation:
143 pages colour illustrations
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references, index and inventory
Contents:
'My museum doesn't exist. It's only a question.': a conversation between Meschac Gaba and Chris Dercon -- Meschac Gaba: framing a space -- Meschac Gaba and the urge to laugh -- The death of the African archive and the birth of the museum: considering Meschac Gaba's Museum of Contemporary African Art -- The perfect infiltration -- If an old man dies, a whole library disappears with him -- Museum of Contemporary African Art
ISBN:
9781849761680 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
709.6 MES
Local class:
709.6
Language:
English
BRN:
69062
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 709.6 MES | hbkAvailable |