Yossi Milo is pleased to announce Samuel Fosso's debut solo exhibition in New York and first with the gallery. The exhibition will include images from various series by Fosso dating from the 1970's and 1990's through the early 2000's.
Known for his self-portraits in which he inhabits a vibrant array of personas, Cameroonian-Nigerian photographer Samuel Fosso (b. 1962; Kumba, Cameroon) examines African identities and histories through costume and impersonation, emphasizing self-representation as a locus of empowerment. Since the early 1970s, Fosso has explored archetypal figures from Africa and beyond, embodying characters in varied series in which the artist constructs and deconstructs personae both imagined and historical. In this way, the artist both celebrates and questions notions of African identity and takes an active stance in the dynamics of viewership on a global stage.
