Postcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria by C

Description: Postcolonial Modernism by Chika Okeke-Agulu Written by one of the foremost scholars of African art and featuring more than 125 color images, Postcolonial Modernism chronicles the emergence of artistic modernism in Nigeria in the heady years surrounding political independence in 1960. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Written by one of the foremost scholars of African art and featuring 129 color images, Postcolonial Modernism chronicles the emergence of artistic modernism in Nigeria in the heady years surrounding political independence in 1960, before the outbreak of civil war in 1967. Chika Okeke-Agulu traces the artistic, intellectual, and critical networks in several Nigerian cities. Zaria is particularly important, because it was there, at the Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, that a group of students formed the Art Society and inaugurated postcolonial modernism in Nigeria. As Okeke-Agulu explains, their works show both a deep connection with local artistic traditions and the stylistic sophistication that we have come to associate with twentieth-century modernist practices. He explores how these young Nigerian artists were inspired by the rhetoric and ideologies of decolonization and nationalism in the early- and mid-twentieth century and, later, by advocates of negritude and pan-Africanism. They translated the experiences of decolonization into a distinctive "postcolonial modernism" that has continued to inform the work of major Nigerian artists. Author Biography Chika Okeke-Agulu is an artist, curator, and Associate Professor in the Department of Art & Archaeology and the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University. He is a coauthor of Contemporary African Art since 1980 and coeditor (with Okwui Enwezor and Salah M. Hassan) of Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, also published by Duke University Press. Table of Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. Postcolonial Modernism 1 1. Colonialism and the Educated Africans 21 2. Indirect Rule and Colonial Modernism 39 3. The Academy and the Avant-Garde 71 4. Transacting the Modern: Ulli Beier, Black Orpheus, and the Mbari International 131 5. After Zaria 183 6. Contesting the Modern: Artists Societies and Debates on Art 227 7. Crisis in the Postcolony 259 Notes 291 Bibliography 313 Index 327 Review "In this work of prodigious scholarship, Chika Okeke-Agulu draws on a trove of previously unexamined archival resources and subjects the artistic and literary production of Nigerias pioneer modernists to critical analysis. Redirecting our understanding of the modern art movement in Nigeria, his book will interest a broad range of scholars, including those studying comparative modernism, global art, visual culture, history, and literature. This groundbreaking work affirms Okeke-Agulu as a rigorous critical thinker and interdisciplinary scholar." "With this impressive book, Chika Okeke-Agulu has written an expansive, incisive, and dazzling account of the production of a new spirit of postcolonial artistic modernity in Nigeria at the denouement of colonialism in the 1950s. Postcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria is perhaps the most important book of its kind to appear in years. In succinct and lucid language, and lavishly illustrated pages, it offers a vigorous analysis of the artistic forces that lend a new understanding of the complex formations of global art history." Review Quote "With this impressive book, Chika Okeke-Agulu has written an expansive, incisive, and dazzling account of the production of a new spirit of postcolonial artistic modernity in Nigeria at the denouement of colonialism in the 1950s. Postcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria is perhaps the most important book of its kind to appear in years. In succinct and lucid language, and lavishly illustrated pages, it offers a vigorous analysis of the artistic forces that lend a new understanding of the complex formations of global art history." Details ISBN0822357461 Author Chika Okeke-Agulu Short Title POSTCOLONIAL MODERNISM Pages 376 Publisher Duke University Press Language English ISBN-10 0822357461 ISBN-13 9780822357469 Media Book Format Paperback Publication Date 2015-03-02 Year 2015 Imprint Duke University Press Subtitle Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2015-03-02 AU Release Date 2015-03-02 NZ Release Date 2015-03-02 US Release Date 2015-03-02 Translator Todd Meyers Birth 1954 Death 1997 Affiliation Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ayr, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, UK Position Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Qualifications OBE,QC Alternative 9780822357322 DEWEY 709.6690904 Illustrations 129 color illustrations Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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