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9783775710541
Bodys Isek Kingelez is a native of Congo who makes colorful postmodernist models of buildings and cities out of paper, cardboard, and wood. While they can easily be read as a reaction to Western attempts at domesticating African creativity, they also serve to comment on the so-called Afro-kitsch in contemporary African art that caters primarily to the expectations of Western tourists.Magnin, Andre is the author of 'Bodys Isek Kingelez', published 2001 under ISBN 9783775710541 and ISBN 377571054X.
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