Title & Author:

Afropolis : Stadt, Medien, Kunst / herausgegeben von Kerstin Pinther, Larissa Förster, Christian Hanussek.

Publication:

Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, [2010], ©2010.

Description:

328 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
"Kairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Johannnesburg."
Published to accompany an exhibition "Afropolis: Stadt, Medien, Kunst" held at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne, November 5, 2010-March 13, 201 and at the Iwalewa House, University of Bayreuth, April 21-September 4, 2011. Preview exhibition held at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi, May 22-June 4, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

9783865608987
3865608981

Subject:

Cities and towns Africa Exhibitions.
Arts, African 21st century Exhibitions.
Arts, European 21st century Exhibitions.
Villes Afrique Expositions.
Arts africains 21e siècle Expositions.
Arts européens 21e siècle Expositions.
Arts, African
Arts, European
Cities and towns
Civilization
Africa In art Exhibitions.
Africa Civilization 21st century Exhibitions.
Africa

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

Pinther, Kerstin.
Förster, Larissa (Ethnologist)
Hanussek, Christian.
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum.
IWALEWA-Haus (Bayreuth, Germany)
Goethe-Institut (Nairobi, Kenya)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 275633
Call No.: BIB 209947
Status: Available