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This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Phillips de Pury & Company in New York on May 15, 2010. Another theme auction, this one features the work of contemporary African artists, both in Africa and the diaspora. Essay by Yinka Shonibare. Essay on Monique Barbier-Mueller. Essay by Kobena Mercer 'Radio Ethiopia'. Interview with Youssef Nabil. Essay by Iggy Cortez on 'West Africa's Musical Heart Beat'. Interviews with Jakob Boeskov, Teco Benson and Kendall Geers. Artists biographies. 233 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color or black & white (some of the vintage photographs). Prices realized sheets included. Oversize catalog. 15" high X 10" wide, 248 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.