A Shady Promise by Wangechi Mutu (Damiani, 2008)

Written by Carla on February 22, 2009 — Leave a Comment

A Shady Promise. Wangechi Mutu, text by Isolde Brielmaier and Malik Gaines, Damiani, 2008, ISBN 978 88 6208 021 7, 40.00 EUR.

(Not strictly photography, but the gorgeous end-paper odalisque self?-portraits were what compelled me to buy it. Maybe I can get them scanned.)

A shady promise, first monograph by Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu, deals with the female identity and the imagery of coloured women.

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