Samuel Fosso, autoportrait /

Autoportrait is the first comprehensive survey of Samuel Fosso's multifaceted oeuvre. Since the mid-1970s, the artist has focused on self-portraiture and performance, envisioning variations of identity in the postcolonial era. From Fosso's early self-portraits in black-and-white from the 1...

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Main Authors: Bajac, Quentin (Author), Chatap, Yves (Author), Dyangani Ose, Elvira (Author), Okeke-Agulu, Chika (Author), Onabanjo, Oluremi C. (Author), Smith, Terry (Terry E.) (Author), Staebler, Claire (Author), Thomas, James M. (James Merle) (Author)
Other Authors: Fosso, Samuel, 1962-, Enwezor, Okwui (Editor), Walther, Artur (author of foreword.), Patras, Jean Marc (author of introduction.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Göttingen : Steidl, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Artur Walther
  • Introduction / Jean Marc Patras
  • The invention of the artist as a young photographer / Samuel Foss in conversation with Okwui Enwezor
  • 70's lifestyle
  • Tati
  • Mémoire d'un ami / Yves Chatap
  • Le rêve de mon grand-père / Chika Okeke-Agulu
  • African spirits / Quentin Bajac
  • Emperor of Africa / Claire Staebler
  • ALLONZENFANS / James Merle Thomas
  • Black pope / Terry Smith
  • SIXSIXSIX / Oluremi C. Onabanjo.