Now in Paperback. A grand tour of the continent divided in to seven areas, portraying a variety of objects and styles from the past to the present. Was published to coincide with the 1995 Africa exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts and remains one of the best books dealing with the art of the continent as a whole. Contributions by Tom Phillips, J. Mack, Anthony Appiah, P. Garlake, Wole Soyinka, John Picton and others. Illustrated with colour images. 620pp, GERMANY. PRESTEL.

The catalogue to accompany the Africa Remix exhibition in Johannesburg in 2007, the largest exhibition of contemporary African art originally seen in Europe (Duesseldorf 2004, London and Paris 2005). Features the work of 80 artists from across the continent and explores the themes of land and city, identity and history, and body and soul. Includes contributions by curator Simon Njami, Jean Hubert Martin, David Elliott, John Picton, Lucy Duran and an interview between Marie Laure Bernadac and Abdelwahab Meddeb. Bib, col & b/w illus, 260pp, SOUTH AFRICA. JACANA MEDIA.

New in paperback. A look at some surprising and exotic furniture. Artbook, mainly full-colour plates, with full explanatory texts. 300 x 230mm, 200pp. GERMANY. PRESTEL, 379132800X

2002 Paperback

A unique reference for students and scholars of African art that is fully cross referenced for maximum accessibility across a wide range of research interests. This life work of Ezio Bassani creates a record of over 800 artefacts in more than 100 pre 19th century African collections in Europe. BNS. 500 b/w illus. With CD ROM. 320pp, UK . BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS, 0714125474

Catalogue displaying the World Bank's collection of African art from past to present. Bib, 92pp, USA. OXFORD UNIV. PRESS SOUTH AFRICA, 0821341952

1998 Paperback

Focusing on the theme of warriorhood, this study weaves a complex history of how colonial influence forever changed artistic practice, objects, and their meaning. Looking at two widely diverse cultures, the Idoma in Nigeria and the Samburu in Kenya, Kasfir explores the links between colonialism, the Europeans' image of Africans, Africans' changing self representation, and the impact of global trade on cultural artefacts and the making of art. Index, bib, notes, b/w illus, 381pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

A wide ranging view of new currents in contemporary African art, profiling thirty three painters, photographers, sculptors and installation artists. These artists are George Adeagbo, Philip Kwame Apagya, Willie Bester, Bodo, Frederic Bruly Bouabre, Seni Awa Camara, Calixte Dakpogan, Depara, Efiaimbelo, Gedewon, John Goba, Romuald Hazoume, Seydou Keita, Bodys Isek Kingelez, Koffi Kouakou, Samuel Kane Kwei, Cheik Ledy, George Lilanga, Esther Mahlangu, Abu Bakarr Mansaray, Moke, Rigobert Nimi, J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Richard Onyango, Cheri Samba, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Barthelemy Toguo, Cyprien Tokoudagba and Zinsou. Well illustrated with colour and b/w images. Index, 224pp, UK. MERRELL PUBLISHERS.

2005 1858942896 Hardback

A researcher of Africa and its arts once claimed African erotica is evident to the eye, meaning that in the abundant cultures of Africa, there are statuettes that depict every possible erotic position. The roots of the African erotic world are ancient, dating back to the legends of the Queen of Sheba at the court of King Solomon. Evidence of African eroticism can be found in the cultures of Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Arabia, India and Persian. Lavishly illustrated throughout in full colour and black and white. 168pp, ISRAEL. ASTROLOG PUBLISHING HOUSE. 9654941899

More than 400 functional objects from Africa, each chosen for their extraordinary aesthetic qualities. The diversity of examples is impressive. Large format, colour plates, 295pp, ITALY. SKIRA.

first of its kind to look at African representations of animals in order to determine why they are so important in the larger context of traditional culture. On the African continent, as elsewhere, people see animals as mirrors of humanity. In the visual arts, as in oral tradition, animals are described as teaching human beings essential skills, calling attention to proper (and improper) behaviour, and being capable of protecting, healing, and even rescuing humans. Interestingly, the animals most frequently represented in traditional African art are not those modern tourists tend to associate with Africa. Zebras, giraffes, and lions are almost never depicted in ancient African art. Rather, the pantheon of creatures represented includes bats, chameleons, croco-diles, hyenas, pangolins, spiders, spotted cats, and marvellous composite beasts of singular appearance or habits. 150 col, 30 b/w ill, 192pp, GERMANY. PRESTEL.

Catalogue for the recent exhibition that portrayed an urbanised Africa through the work of 24 contemporary artists. Col ill, 224pp, SPAIN. ACTAR.

2001 8495273861 Paperback

Argues that Africa's artistic landscape is immensely fertile, and, emerging from its colonial past, is asserting its own identity. It is not only confined to the continent itself, but has spread throughout the world through the work of both those descended from the enforced migrations of the slave trade and also those who have more recently left their homes in Africa to take their place on an international stage. This book brings together 70 of Africa's most creative contem-porary artists. With over 350 colour images (many especially commissioned). 336pp, UK. LAURENCE KING.

A fully illustrated history of art in Africa in the twentieth century. This important anthology traces the development and maturation of contemporary art in Sub Saharan Africa over the course of a troubled and devastating century and looks at the various influences both in local cultures and civilisations and in colonial realities. 500 colour and 51 b/w photographs, 408pp, FRANCE. REVUE NOIR.

2002 1891024388 Hardback

Inspired choice of twelve artefacts from the Seattle Art Museum, each of which is given a chapter that draws on oral narratives, interviews and documentation in order for the objects to be presented in their original social context. Includes an essay by Robert Farris Thompson which summarises some of the key ideas set out in his seminal (and sadly out of print) African Art in Motion. Qualitatively this book stands out from the standard surveys of African art in public or private collections. Large format, 107 plates (mostly colour), index, 302pp, USA. LUND HUMPHRIES.

Examines the art and the complex history of eastern and southern Africa. Welcome addition to the art theory of the region. 240 colour and b/w illustrations. 224pp, UK. FIVE CONTINENTS EDITIONS.

Using descriptions of over 100 different artworks from the Teel collection, the authors discuss how African art is viewed and understood by collectors and by the people who created them. Includes essays by leading art historians. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Bib, 207pp, USA, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON.

Catalogue of the collection included in the Grimaldi Forum exhibition in Monaco, profiling the work of 30 leading artists-painters, photographers, sculptors, and video artists. The artists featured include Seydou Keéta, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, Malick Sidibé, Moke, Chéri Samba, Romuald Hazoumé, George Lilanga, and Bodys Isek Kingelez. Index, 365pp, ITALY. SKIRA .

Produced to accompany an exhibition at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History that was based on the collection of Jay T. Last. Large format, many col ill, 236pp, USA. WASHINGTON U P.

The Art of Southern Africa, unlike the better-known traditions of central and western Africa, has been long overlooked. This book calls close attention to the art of this region through 140 objects, beautifully reproduced in full-colour plates, from the Terence Pethica Collection. The pieces come from Southern African countries including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Angola and Zambia. Featuring exemplary objects ranging from ornamental adornments, kitchen implements, prestige staffs, dance wands, figures for initiation ceremonies, figures for secret stages of personal growth, objects for battle, and objects for dance and spirits, this book brings together a magnificent compilation of works, many of which have never been seen before, made of wood, metal, bone and rhinoceros horn. 208pp, ITALY. FIVE CONTINENTS EDITIONS.

Panorama of seven millennia of African art highlights iconic works from various regions and important historical periods. Some 400 objects are reproduced in full colour from Nigeria, Benin, the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, the Ivory Coast, Mali, and Sudan. The book also examines the influence of African art on twentieth-century Western artists such as Picasso, Modigliani and Brancusi. Bib, map, 409pp, ITALY. SKIRA .

A concise work, tracing the evolution of art in Africa from pre-historic modes to modern art, exploring specifically the contribution West Africa has made to the art heritage of the world. The book contains many images and illustrative examples of art from West Africa. Col illus, 106pp, GHANA. WOELI PUBLISHING SERVICES.

Investigates the appearance on world art markets during the 1970s of statues identified as Chamba from West Africa and stylistically unlike anything previously documented from the region. Are they what the art market claimed? Profusely illustrated, this account offers a comprehensive account of an important sculptural tradition in West Africa, as well as fascinating insights into the tribal branding, distribution, and copying, of African art works during the 1970s. Identifying formal innovation in what had been described as a tribal tradition, not least by tracing the individual sculptor responsible for the most valued Chamba statues, this account provides an instructive example of a fresh kind of inter-disciplinary and multi-sited investigation that integrates local contexts of use, collection histories, art markets and formal artistic appreciation to reflect the local and global contexts through which African artefacts circulated during the 20th century. 160pp, UK. SAFFRON BOOKS.

Originally conceived for Dakart, the biennial of contemporary African Art, the three site-specific projects profiled in this book strive to communicate notions of racial stereotyping, memory, language, and a shared past. David Hammons work, Sheep Raffle, critiques and challenges the art world as he records the process of marketing and executing a public relations project. In Threads of Memory, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons weaves together tales of displacement into constructions that form a narrative projected on multiple screens. Sound artist Pamela Z’s contribution combines solo voice, processing, samples and video projections. A series of essays by leading scholars, artists and critics examine these groundbreaking pieces through the framework of Diaspora art and affirm their importance in the fields of conceptual art and new media. 185 col illus, 256pp, GERMANY. PRESTEL.

The East African Art Biennale (EASTAFAB) is an exhibition of contemporary works by Kenyan, Ugandan and Tanzanian artists. This catalogue from the 2003 exhibi-tion presents the work of artists in a variety of media, including photography, paint and textiles. Also includes the work of international artists who have lived and worked in East Africa. Illustrated in colour. 206pp, TANZANIA. MISC TANZANIAN PUBLISHERS, 9987897517

2003 Hardback

Multi-lingual illustrated catalogue of the Ghanaian-born sculptor with an interna-tional reputation. Includes essays in English, French, German and Japanese. Many colour and b/w photographs. Index, 96pp, UK. EASTERN ART PUBLISHING.

Updated reprint of the editorial project undertaken by Alfredo Jaar in 1998, in which, proceeding from his own installation Emergency, he came up with a series of ideas on the contemporary Africa. He invited twelve African writers from different fields of knowledge to produce a personal essay on challenges across the continent. This new, revised edition relies on the collaboration of a further five essayists, chosen expressly for this update. They include Achmat Dangor, Aminata Sow Fall, Buchi Emecheta, Helen Oyeyemi, Mia Couto, Pepetela and Yvonne Vera. Originally in Swedish, the text is presented on this occasion in a bilingual Spanish/English format. Col illus, 260pp, BNS, SPAIN. ACTAR.

An extraordinary collection of beautiful ceramic objects that reflect the intimate historical connection between pottery and village life across the African continent. This book presents a virtuoso group of African ceramics collected by printmaker and professor Keith Achepohl over the past 25 years. Focusing on the aesthetic accomplishment of each work, Achepohl has assembled a collection that ranges in date from the 3rd to the mid-20th centuries, spans the African continent, and displays the full range and artistry of African ceramics. Bib, 164 col & 23 b/w photos, 202pp, UK. YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

The royal courts of the Akan peoples in Ghana are the most spectacular in Africa. Lavish processions and ceremonies relate the history, beliefs and power of the state. Court regalia including gold jewellery, headdresses, swords and sword ornaments, as well as colourful textiles and umbrellas are invested with special meaning. These objects all relate to a combination of visual and verbal traditions. 395 illus, 296pp, UK. MERRELL PUBLISHERS.

2003 1858942241 Hardback

Visually seductive presentation of gold, bronze and terracotta works from Sub Saharan Africa collected by the Forgotten Cultural Treasures Foundation. Text in German and English. Illustrates with 112 colour plates and b/w photos. Index, bib, 160pp, GERMANY. ANTIQUE COLLECTORS' CLUB LTD, 3897901501

2000 Hardback

Celebrates the work of artists across around the continent who bring script and graphic forms of communication into a wide range of artworks. Indigenous African writing systems have received little attention outside of Africa as both visually compelling and historically significant forms of art. These include everyday and ritual objects, religious painting and manuscripts, protective talismans, commemorative cloth, public and popular arts, and contemporary painting, sculpture, prints, installation art, photography and video. The volume aims to challenge popular misconceptions that do not recognise Africa's contributions to the global history of writing. Bib, 255pp, ITALY. FIVE CONTINENTS EDITIONS.

Illustrated study of Mande crafts in West Africa, showing how tools and practices such as potters' use of convex moulds and leatherworkers' adherence to specific knife blade shapes distinguishes Mande artists from those of neighbouring groups. Illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. Index, bib, 192pp, USA. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE, 1560987944

Alan Donovan was a co-founder of African Heritage, the continent's first pan-African gallery in Nairobi which became a pioneering craft retail and wholesale operation. He later constructed The African Heritage House, inspired by the mud architecture he discovered whilst travelling across the continent and was the driving force behind numerous music, dance, costume and food festivals and exhibitions that travelled the world for over three decades. This is his story, reflecting on his contribution to the promotion of arts and culture in Africa and throughout the world. 409pp, KENYA. EAST AFRICAN EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS.

Accompanies a travelling exhibition of works from three collections - The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution; the Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York. With an essay by Christa Clarke. Many colour illustrations. Map, bib, 165pp. Large format. USA. WASHINGTON U P.

2001,0934032165 Paperback

Although he never set foot in Africa, Picasso had a passion for African art. Throughout the course of his life, he assembled a unique collection of statues and masks. Comprising more than 120 objects, Picasso's private collection can now be found in museums in Paris such as the Louvre, Musee Quai Branly and the Musee Picasso, as well as in the private collections of members of Picasso's family. This book documents the entire collection and sheds new light on the fascination non-Western art held for one of twentieth century's most important artists. 136pp with 266 illustrations, GERMANY. PRESTEL.

Showcases a private collection built up over thirty years, and featuring 120 sculptures, masks and objects. BNS, 240 col illus, 288pp, ITALY. SKIRA, 8881189704

Little recognition has been given to Rastafarian art as a particular genre within Jamaica, and the only known attempt to document and survey the art and handicraft of Rastafarians was in the form of a catalogue prepared for an exhibition in Germany in 1980 and updated 11 years later for a second exhibition for the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. The works presented in this volume introduce a selection of Rastafarian artists from Jamaica and is accompanied by photographs depicting everyday life among Jamaican Rastas. In addition there are interviews with a number of the artists, a chronology of events in the development of the Rastafarian movement and Rastafarian art, and an index of the artists and their works. 130pp, JAMAICA. IAN RANDLE PUBLISHERS.

Drawing on the Baltimore Museum's renowned Africa collection, this well illustrated volume encourages readers to look beyond the solitary artefact and towards an understanding of African music and dance and fully sensory experiences. Colour reproductions of the objects, including masks, sculpture and ceramics are accompanied by brief essays explaining the contexts within which each was created. Refs, 304pp, GERMANY. PRESTEL.

A collection of highly varied essays by experts on Africa, on topics from historical and political problems to questions of artistic production and of how to deal with culture and nature in the face of industrialisation and globalisation. Art is one of the major subjects, and the contributions discuss early rock art, modern decorative arts and developments in contemporary artistic activities, including photography. In German and English. Approx. 480 illustrations in colour and black-and-white. Bib, index. 495pp. GERMANY. ARNOLDSCHE VERLAGSANSTALT.

Published to accompany an exhibition of contemporary and modern art presented by the Africa Centre and curated by Barbara Murray, on show through March 2005 at the Brunei Gallery, London. Pieces are from the collection of Robert Loder of the Arts Triangle Trust. Each features art object is accompanied by brief artist details and basic size/medium details. Illustrations interspersed occasionally by brief essays and a short reading list. Highly illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. 128pp, UK. THE AFRICA CENTRE.

2005 0951017314 Paperback