Afropolis
Subtitle: Stadt, Medien, Kunst : [Kairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Johannnesburg]
By: herausgegeben von Kerstin Pinther, Larissa Förster, Christian Hanussek
Contributors: Forster, Larissa; Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum; IWALEWA-Haus (Bayreuth, Germany); Goethe-Institut (Nairobi, Kenya)
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Köln
Language: ger
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9783865608987
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: In art; Exhibitions; Arts; Themes, motives; Civilization; Cities and towns; Modern Art; African Art; European Art
Description: Examines urban structures and development patterns of Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, and Johannesburg through the eyes of European and African artists. Includes texts on the subject "City and Film;" the colonial planning practice of Ernst May in East Africa; an interview with the London architect David Adjaye and a picture essay on the informal architectures of the five cities.
Notes: Published to accompany an exhibition "Afropolis: Stadt, Medien, Kunst" held at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne, Nov. 5, 2010-Mar. 13, 201 and at the Iwalewa House, University of Bayreuth, Apr. 21-Sept. 4, 2011. Preview exhibition held at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi, May 22-June 4, 2010.