African photography has changed dramatically since the last ten years. Today photography has come to play an expanded role within the spectrum of contemporary African art. Reflecting the increasingly close relation of photography with other forms of experimental art in Africa, Snap Judgments will include not only photographic works but also multimedia installations and documentation of performance art.
In addition to conveying the individual voices and views that inform African art today, Snap Judgments will examine the ways in which recent photographic art has moved beyond both African traditions and Western influences to explore new aesthetic territories. Four recurring themes in contemporary African photography will interweave throughout the exhibition: Landscape, Urban Formations, The Body and Identity, and History and Representation.
Encompassing the African continent from the Muslim cultures of North Africa to the sub-Saharan nations of the south, Snap Judgments will feature a range of highly individual artistic responses to the enormous changes now taking place in economic, social and cultural life throughout Africa. In total, more than 165 works by 40 artists from 12 different countries will be shown.
Organized by the International Center of Photography, New York.
