Tate Modern: A World in Common

An ‘abbreviated’ but ‘compelling’ show of works from 36 African photographers

Artwork Queen Hajiya Haidzatu Ahmed of Kumbwada by George Osodi (2012)
(Image credit: Courtesy of George Osodi and TAFETA)

During the colonial period, when Africa was almost entirely divided up by European powers, “the camera became something of an imperial device”, said Sarah Cascone on Artnet.

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