Africa Remix: Contemporary Art of a Continent
- ISBN-10
- 177009363X
- ISBN-13
- 9781770093638
- Category
- Art, African
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Author
- Simon Njami
Description
Africa remix: Contemporary art of a continent features the work of more than 85 artists from 25 countries on the African continent and the Diaspora.
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