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More Than Meets the Eye: A Tale of Modern and Contemporary Art of Africa

More Than Meets the Eye: A Tale of Modern and Contemporary Art of Africa

Marin, Jean-Yves
Wade, Ousseynou
Yao, Célestin Koffi

Hardcover

Art HistoryAfrican ArtGeneral Art

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ISBN10: 8874394861
ISBN13: 9788874394869
Publisher: Five Continents Editions
Published: Feb 17 2026
Pages: 224
Weight: 4.60
Height: 1.41 Width: 10.51 Depth: 11.71
Language: English
Discover a century of African art, from its emergence to today's global success, driven by an ancestral vision and modern expression.

The Swiss family-owned banking group CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique SA has been putting together its own art collection for over fifteen years. Modern and contemporary African art is one of its major themes.

The works in this catalogue (paintings, sculptures, photographs) span about a century (1929-2025). All were created by artists who were born, or spent part of their lives, in sub-Saharan Africa. The growing success of the African artists of today undoubtedly stems from the artistic legacy of their ancestors, whose dazzling colors reflect a profoundly original worldview that addresses social and environmental themes. Missionaries and a few colonial administrators with an eye for art identified a number of interesting artists in the 1920s.

Although African art - in the Congo, Kenya, and South Africa in particular - developed throughout the 20th century, recognition only came in the 1960s. The creation of art schools in the continent's major cities promoted cultural re-appropriation through new types of expression based on an encounter between traditional African forms and modern aesthetic sensibilities emerging in the new conurbations. Artistic movements burgeoning at the turn of the millennium confirmed and reinforced the vitality of this art. It was a period that saw dynamic figures come to the fore on the global art scene. Contemporary artists turned their attention to the Black Atlantic and the African-American communities it explored. Africa is now able to send its own message to the world. As a result, nearly 80 artists are represented in the Au-delà des Apparences (More than Meets the Eye) exhibition at the Musée Rath.

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