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Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination
MoMA

11 West 53rd Street

New York, NY 10019

On view Dec 14 - Jul 25

Saturday - Thursday, 10:30am - 5:30pm Friday, 10:30am - 5:30pm

Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination brings together mid twentieth century and contemporary photographic portraits that contributed to Pan African solidarity and explored shifting political realities. Works by Jean Depara, Seydou Keïta, Malick Sidibé, Sanlé Sory, James Barnor, Kwame Brathwaite, and others show how portraiture shaped cultural identity and political imagination across Africa and the diaspora.

Selected Works

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Installation Images

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