{"product_id":"distance-and-desire-hardcover","title":"Distance and Desire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTamar Gard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDistance and Desire\u003c\/i\u003e is the first major publication to stage a dialogue between the ethnographic visions of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century African photography and engagements with this imagery by contemporary artists. Presenting an extraordinary range of portraits, albums, postcards, \u003ci\u003ecartes de visite\u003c\/i\u003e and books from Southern Africa, as well as recent photography and video art from The Walther Collection, the catalogue includes original thematic essays by leading art historians, anthropologists and cultural critics. \u003ci\u003eDistance and Desire\u003c\/i\u003e offers new perspectives on the African archive, reimagining its diverse histories and changing meanings. It investigates typical representations of African subjects, from scenes in nature, to romanticized images of semi-nude models, to modern sitters posing in stylized studios, critically addressing the politics of colonialism and the complex issues of gender and identity. Among many diverse topics, the catalogue examines in-depth a series of \u003ci\u003ecartes de visite\u003c\/i\u003e from the Diamond Fields in Kimberley, the figure of the Zulu, the history of South Africa's prominent studio photographers, A.M. Duggan-Cronin's extensive ethnographic study \u003ci\u003eThe Bantu Tribes of South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e and the archive of elegant family portraits reproduced by the contemporary artist Santu Mofokeng in \u003ci\u003eThe Black Photo Album \/ Look at Me: 1890-1950\u003c\/i\u003e. The catalogue also reveals how the heritage of African imagery figures in the practices of contemporary African and African American artists, whose compelling photography and video art reworks the archive through satire or appropriation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 12.7 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769737314592,"sku":"9783869306513","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1a0a48480b8b7746b495afbe88e6a441.webp?v=1780355048","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/distance-and-desire-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}