{"product_id":"samuel-fosso-samuel-fosso-9783958296121","title":"Samuel Fosso: Autoportrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Engaging with notions of perception and sexuality, Fosso's groundbreaking portraiture reflects themes of global culture and the freedom of self-expression.\" -\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 2020 holiday gift guide pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutoportrait\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive survey of the multifaceted oeuvre of Nigerian photographer Samuel Fosso (born 1962). Since the mid-1970s, Fosso has focused on self-portraiture and performance, envisioning variations of identity in the postcolonial era. From Fosso's early black-and-white self-portraits from the 1970s to his recent exercises in self-presentation, highlights include the vibrant series \u003ci\u003eTati\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), in which he playfully inhabits African and African American characters and archetypes; and the magisterial portraits of \u003ci\u003eAfrican Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), where he poses as icons of the pan-African liberation and Civil Rights movements, such as Angela Davis, Martin Luther King, Jr., Patrice Lumumba and Nelson Mandela. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis landmark monograph demonstrates Fosso's unique departure from the traditions of West African studio photography, established in the 1950s and '60s by modern masters Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé. By charting his conceptual practice of self-portraiture, and sustained engagement with notions of sexuality, gender and self-representation, this book reveals an unprecedented photographic project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Fosso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3958296122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783958296121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steidl\/The Walther Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 9.80w x 1.20d","brand":"Samuel Fosso","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43991333372159,"sku":"9783958296121","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dd85b80-d7cb-4c91-ac0b-93813967dec0.jpg?v=1683309703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/samuel-fosso-samuel-fosso-9783958296121","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}