Red Africa : affective communities and the Cold War [2016]
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Book
General Information
Original Title
Red Africa : affective communities and the Cold War / edited by Mark Nash.
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Published
London : Black Dog Publishing, 2016.
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Physical Description
191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Contributors
Nash, Mark, 1947- editor.
Contents Summary
It is now almost 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the fragmentation of the Soviet Union into a series of republics and the rejection of communist politics in much of the former Eastern Bloc. Seen by many as a victory for the capitalist West over the communist East, the geopolitics of this period was far more complicated than this. Across a series of essays and artist contributions, Red Africa explores the crosscurrents of international solidarity and friendship. The aesthetic experience of the works and the exhibition is also an invitation for the visitor to explore what Leila Ghandi and others have described as a politics of affective community. Red Africa is the culmination of a two-year research programme and exhibition project at Calvert 22, London, and Iwalewa House, Bayreuth. This traced the work of African artists and filmmakers who studied in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc under free education schemes originally offered under the Third International, discontinued during Stalin's reign, then brought back during Khruschev's thaw. Connections were particularly strong with countries such as Mozambique, Ghana, Ethiopia and Angola that were conducting liberation struggles or which, post-independence, were part of the Non-Aligned Movement which held its first Summit conference in Belgrade in 1961. Red Africa is beautifully illustrated with film stills, artworks and archival images drawing on the extensive research of the contributing artists, researchers and curators. Contributors include Onejoon Che, Radovan Cukic and Ivan Manojlovic, Ros Gray, Ana Balona de Oliveira, Burt Cesar, Filipa Cesar, Angela Ferreira, Yevgenyi Fiks, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Isaac Julien, Alexander Markov, Jo Ratcliffe, Polly Savage, Nadine Siegert, Manuela Ribeiro Sanches, The Travelling Communique Group, Milica Tomic, Tonel and Vanessa Vasic-Janekovic.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Art, Modern -> 20th century -> Exhibitions.
Communism -> Africa -> History -> Exhibitions.
Artists, Black -> Soviet Union -> 20th century -> History.
Intercultural communication -> Soviet Union -> History.
African students -> Soviet Union -> History.
Soviet Union Foreign relations Africa 20th century.
Africa Foreign relations Soviet Union 20th century.
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
1910433942
9781910433942
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Reference collection | 700.411 NAS | - | Reference | - |
Red Africa : affective communities and the Cold War [2016]
In Research Room
BookGeneral Information
Original Title
Red Africa : affective communities and the Cold War / edited by Mark Nash.
General Information
Published
London : Black Dog Publishing, 2016.
General Information
Physical Description
191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Contributors
Nash, Mark, 1947- editor.
Contents Summary
It is now almost 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the fragmentation of the Soviet Union into a series of republics and the rejection of communist politics in much of the former Eastern Bloc. Seen by many as a victory for the capitalist West over the communist East, the geopolitics of this period was far more complicated than this. Across a series of essays and artist contributions, Red Africa explores the crosscurrents of international solidarity and friendship. The aesthetic experience of the works and the exhibition is also an invitation for the visitor to explore what Leila Ghandi and others have described as a politics of affective community. Red Africa is the culmination of a two-year research programme and exhibition project at Calvert 22, London, and Iwalewa House, Bayreuth. This traced the work of African artists and filmmakers who studied in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc under free education schemes originally offered under the Third International, discontinued during Stalin's reign, then brought back during Khruschev's thaw. Connections were particularly strong with countries such as Mozambique, Ghana, Ethiopia and Angola that were conducting liberation struggles or which, post-independence, were part of the Non-Aligned Movement which held its first Summit conference in Belgrade in 1961. Red Africa is beautifully illustrated with film stills, artworks and archival images drawing on the extensive research of the contributing artists, researchers and curators. Contributors include Onejoon Che, Radovan Cukic and Ivan Manojlovic, Ros Gray, Ana Balona de Oliveira, Burt Cesar, Filipa Cesar, Angela Ferreira, Yevgenyi Fiks, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Isaac Julien, Alexander Markov, Jo Ratcliffe, Polly Savage, Nadine Siegert, Manuela Ribeiro Sanches, The Travelling Communique Group, Milica Tomic, Tonel and Vanessa Vasic-Janekovic.
Subjects
Subject Terms
Art, Modern -> 20th century -> Exhibitions.
Communism -> Africa -> History -> Exhibitions.
Artists, Black -> Soviet Union -> 20th century -> History.
Intercultural communication -> Soviet Union -> History.
African students -> Soviet Union -> History.
Soviet Union Foreign relations Africa 20th century.
Africa Foreign relations Soviet Union 20th century.
Bibliographic Information
ISBN
1910433942
9781910433942
Holdings
Book - 700.411 NAS
Item Type
Book
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Current Location
OSA Archivum Library
Call Number
700.411 NAS
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-