ALL NEWS

NEWS

Tate Modern exhibition - Malian photographer Seydou Keïta

An exhibition of 50 works by Seydou Keïta. Celebrated in his day, and now recognised as one of the master photographers of the twentieth century, these portraits were taken in his Bamako studio between 1949 and 1963. Frequently using in-house props and clothing, Keïta staged formal portraits yet somehow captured an extraordinary intimacy with his subjects. For him, ‘A photograph is a souvenir, a work of art, and a document’.

Tate Modern www.tate.org.uk/modern Level 5: States of Flux - Seydou Keïta (Room 10) Until 31 March 2009

On loan from Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC), Geneva - the largest private collection of its kind. www.caacart.com

Comments  

// ALSO

• Thierry 'Titi' Robin plays live in the UK
• Tony Allen
• Paris, 2005
• Rich Mix presents House of the Holy Afro 5-8 August
• Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba : live at Womex 08
• Blaze 2010: East London’s festival of music and dance kicks off on 19 June
• World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures, World Festival of Black Arts And Cultures
• Tony Allen, Afrobeat ace
• Ornette Coleman, Ornette Coleman's Meltdown



---




// POST A COMMENT


Security code   






Nickname *


Your comment (2000 char. max) *




---


>> comment it on the forum>>

Puglia Sounds
It will be the window of Puglia Sounds in France and in all Europe. This blog will show all the i...

AFRO by SOUL
Africa is the future and the future is now…as the prophecy unfolds Eric Soul is as always ahead o...

The Center for Black Music
The Center for Black Music in Salvador, Bahia, and the International Exhibition of Black Music in...

Charlie Gillett
Charlie Gillett was one of the UK's leading World Music journalists. For years he presented a wee...

see all blogs