{"product_id":"black-ancient-futures-paperback","title":"Black Ancient Futures - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCamila Maissune\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoão Pinharanda\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDenise Ferreira Da Silva\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of a significant group of artistic voices from the vast African diaspora that offers visual and philosophical thought rich in references to African history, mysticism, mythology, ecology, and fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The visual and textual proposals presented in \u003ci\u003eBlack Ancient Futures \u003c\/i\u003echallenge the dominant aesthetic representations of Africa through languages that propose and reimagine a past, a present, and a future for the Black artistic experience in a transcontinental reality. These are broad proposals that don't aim to illustrate a current or movement but embrace the creation of fantasies, science-fiction narratives, and discourses where criticism, satire, and irony are evident. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Artists featured include Baloji, April Bey, Jeannette Ehlers, Lungiswa Gqunta, Evan Ifekoya, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Gabriel Massan, Jota Mombaça, Sandra Mujinga, and Tabita Rezaire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamila Maissune\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent curator and holds a BA in social sciences, specializing in visual anthropology, and an MA and PhD in arts and visual culture. She works as a researcher and curatorial assistant at MAAT: Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, also in Lisbon. \u003cb\u003eJoão Pinharanda\u003c\/b\u003e holds a degree in history and a master's in art history. He has curated several official Portuguese art representations since 1998. He served as cultural attaché at the Portuguese Embassy in Paris, and since 2022 he has been the director of MAAT: Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 11 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159730028607,"sku":"9783777445175","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/YRHqTr87xB9783777445175.webp?v=1777001098","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/black-ancient-futures-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}