An incredible 780 guests attended the opening of Marvellous Realism in Shanghai last week!! So privileged to have designed and produced this exhibition in close collaboration with curator @ekoweshun , @ktwongfoundation and the infinitely talented team at @fotografiska.shanghai
And special thanks to Joanna Gong for moderating our talks @joanna.y.gong
Marvellous Realism - Myth, Memory and Movement in Contemporary African Photography - inspiring new perspectives and cultural ties between African and Chinese audiences.
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou (Benin) @agbodjelouleonceraphael
Atong Atem (South Sudan) @atongatem
Justin Dingwall (South Africa) @justin_dingwall
Maïmouna Guerresi (Senegal, Italy) @maimounaguerresi
Hassan Hajjaj (Morocco) @hassanhajjaj_larache
Ayana V. Jackson (South Africa, USA) @ayanavjackson
Cyrus Kabiru (Kenya) @ckabiru
Lebohang Khanye (South Africa)
Michael MacGarry (South Africa) @michael_macgarry
Mohau Modisakeng (South Africa) modisakeng
Zanele Muholi (South Africa) @muholizanele
Ruby Okoro (Nigeria) @rubyokoro
David Ozochukwu (Nigeria, Austria) @daviduzochukwu
Thania Peterson (South Africa) @thaniapetersen
Micha Serraf (Zimbabwe) @michaserraf
Mary Sibande (South Africa) @marysibande
Excited to be working with a host of incredible artists, Ekow Eshun, the KT Wong Foundation and Fotografiska to realise Marvellous Realism.. set to open next week in Shanghai!
More about the show:
Exhibition of film and photography from Africa to opens on 30 August 2024, in Shanghai, China! Curated by British-Ghanaian writer, Ekow Eshun and project-led by Latitudes Co-Director, Lucy MacGarry, Marvellous Realism is the first and largest exhibition of African photography in Asia.
Presented by the KT Wong Foundation in partnership with Fotografiska, the travelling exhibition is founded on an awareness of how the rich and diverse contemporary art and cultural scenes in Africa remain largely unknown to the Chinese public, in spite of the importance of long-standing economic and political relationships.
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#LatitudesOnline #ArtFromAfrica @fotografiska@ktwongfoundation@ekoweshun
Happiest birthday to KayT and my Rob! Through thick and thin since we were 12.. so grateful for you ❤️ And happy BD month to the extraordinary Leos in my life .. La, Josie and Gini. “We were together. I forget the rest..”
