A WORLD IN COMMON, contemporary African photography

235pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, London, 2023

Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Tate Modern, London, July 2023 - January 2024.

Exhibition artists include Edson Chagas (Angola), Kudzanai Chiurai (Zimbabwe) and Lebohang Kganye, Sabelo Mlangeni and Santu Mofokeng from South Africa. Contributions include:

"Thinking the World from Africa: Photography as history-making" by Osei Bonsu

"'Yeyegazi Yeyamanzi': Performance and sacrifice" by Nomusa Makhubu

"Studio Portraiture and the Postcolonial Archive" by Jennifer Bajorek

"Transitions: A commentary on cities" by Emmanuel Iduma

"Three Congolese Latitudes in a Changing Climate: Sammy Baloji, Léonard Pongo and Kiripi Katembo" by Sandrine Colard

Osei Bonsu is Curator of International Art at the Tate and the author of African Art Now (2022).