Author: Njami, Simon (and) Mara Ambrozic
Title: The Divine Comedy; Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists
Description: 2014, Kerber, 2014. Hardcover. Matte, color-illustrated casebound book with the title in white down a blue-gray spine. The free and pasted end pages are black. Pages: (3), 4-375, (1). Profusely illustrated with color images. "Dante Alighieri, employing a broad range of artistic media such as painting, photography, sculpture, video works, installations, and performances. This catalogue may be considered a triptych, following the rhythm of Dante's famous poem. The African artists at the core of this project, which presents reproductions and presentations of their artwork, focus on notions taken from the poem that they have charged with different meanings, linked both to their artistic practices and their respective personalities. Five essays written by authors from various countries create immediate links to our contemporary times and add a further dimension to the interpretation of the works presented. Artists include: Kader Attia, Mohamed Bourouissa, Nicholas Hlobo, Wangechi Mutu, Youssef Nabil, Zineb Sedira, Yinka Shonibare, Guy Tillim, and many others." Contents are as follows: The secret of eternal life / Simon Njami -- The happy ending of the Cold War or whien two people quarrel a third rejoices / Zdenka Badovinac -- Stones, shadows and visions / Roberto Casati -- Heaven, hell and purgatory: Dante's Comedy and the forgotten truth of apocalyptic dream-worlds / Johannes Hoff -- Hell, purgatory and paradise: icons, iconology and iconoclasm in South African art / Clive Kellner -- Requiem for the slave / Achille Mbembe -- Mount Gourougou: a purgatory for sins never committed / Pep Subirós -- Artists' plates -- Beyond words / Mara Ambroži. VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on the half-title page. Stamp on the last page. Sticker and due date card on the back pasted end page.

Keywords: African Art ; Contemporary African Artists ; ; General Art - African


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