EAN: 9783958296121

AUTOPORTRAIT - SAMUEL FOSSO LEINEN

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-andwhite from
the 1970s to his recent  continually inventive exercises in self-presentation  highlights
include the vibrant series Tati (1997)  in which he playfully inhabits African and African
American characters and archetypes  and the magisterial portraits of African Spirits (2008) 
where he poses as icons of the pan-African liberation and Civil Rights movements  such as
Angela Davis  Martin Luther King  Jr.  Patrice Lumumba and Nelson Mandela. This landmark
monograph demonstrates Fosso's unique departure from the traditions of West African studio
photography  established in the 1950s and '60s by modern masters Seydou Keïta and Malick
Sidibé. By charting his conceptual practice of self-portraiture  and sustained engagement with
notions of sexuality  gender and self-representation  this book reveals an unprecedented
photographic project-one that consistently reflects themes in global visual culture  and covers
the range of expressive applications of photography.Co-published with The Walther Collection 
New York

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