Otobong Nkanga - Underneath the shade we lay grounded:

In 'Underneath the Shade We Lay Grounded', Otobong Nkanga interweaves various forms of installations, sculptures, drawings, tapestries, performance and poetry to create sensory encounters and multi-layered intersections. Concepts such as identity, globalisation, transformation, exploitatio...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Dutch
Published: [Lichtervelde] Hannibal [2022]
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Summary:In 'Underneath the Shade We Lay Grounded', Otobong Nkanga interweaves various forms of installations, sculptures, drawings, tapestries, performance and poetry to create sensory encounters and multi-layered intersections. Concepts such as identity, globalisation, transformation, exploitation of the landscape and raw materials as symbols for territory, power and conflict are central.00With text contributions by Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, Omar Kholeif, Director of Collections and Senior Curator at Sharjah Art Foundation, and Shela Sheikh. Michel Dewilde, curator of contemporary art at Bruges Museums, and Jan Dumolyn, professor of medieval history at Ghent University and co-curator of the exhibition Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution, have also contributed text.00Exhibition: Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges, Belgium (25.06.-25.09.2022)
Item Description:Diese Publikation erscheint anlässlich der gleichnamigen Ausstellung im Musea Brugge - Sint-Janshospitaal, Brügge, vom 25.06.2022-25.09.2022
Physical Description:173 Seiten
ISBN:9789464366433
9464366435