Catalogue of exhibition Afropolis: city, media, art held at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cultures of the World, Cologne, 5 November 2010-13 March 2013 ; Iwalewa House, University of Bayreuth, 21 April 2011-4 September 2011 ; preview at Nairobi in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Nairobi, 22 May-4 June 2010.
Summary:
Examines urban structures and development patterns of Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Kinshasa, and Johannesburg through the eyes of European and African artists. Includes texts on the subject "City and Film;" the colonial planning practice of Ernst May in East Africa; an interview with the London architect David Adjaye and a picture essay on the informal architectures of the five cities.
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