An Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa @ Tate Modern

Looking Both Ways
An Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa

Modern and contemporary art from Africa, long neglected as a field worthy of study by art historians and curators in the West, is beginning to attract serious attention by scholars, curators and collectors alike. This course aims to introduce the field through four sessions that consider the careers of African artists abroad between the 1940s and 1960s, the role of art schools and workshops in Africa around independence, the display of African art in Western museums from the 1980s and the proliferation of major exhibitions and festivals in Africa since the 1990s.

This course is open to anyone interested in gaining an insight into the field of modern and contemporary African art. No prior knowledge of art history is necessary.

Led by Kerryn Greenberg

Mondays 5 March 2012 – 26 March2012, 18.45–20.45

Tate Modern  Level 2 Seminar Room
Priced at £90 (£70 concessions)

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 Santu Mofokeng

The Black Photo Album / Look at Me 1997

Tate © Santu Mofokeng, courtesy Maker, Johannesburg