Njideka Akunyili Crosby.

"Njideka Akunyili Crosby's work unites multiple places and temporalities, reflecting both personal and universal dimensions of contemporary life and, in particular, the intricacies of the African diasporic identity. This first monograph on Akunyili Crosby brings together nearly fifty paint...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Molesworth, Helen, 1966- (Contributor), Rosenfeld, Jason (Contributor), Thompson, Drew A. (Contributor), Zwirner, David (Contributor), Gordon, Elizabeth (Editor) (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : David Zwirner Books, [2025]
Subjects:	Crosby, Njideka Akunyili, > 1983- > Exhibitions. Crosby, Njideka Akunyili, > 1983- > Criticism and interpretation. Crosby, Njideka Akunyili, > 1983- > Themes, motives. Crosby, Njideka Akunyili, > 1983- African diaspora > Exhibitions. Africans > United States > Exhibitions. Painting, Nigerian > 21st century. Painting, Nigerian > 21st century > Exhibitions. Peinture nigériane > 21e siècle > Expositions. Africains > États-Unis > Expositions. Peinture nigériane > 21e siècle. Themes, motives. Painting, Nigerian. Criticism and interpretation. 2000-2099 exhibition catalogs. Essays. Exhibition catalogs. Catalogues d'exposition.

Table of Contents:

Come inside / Helen Molesworth
Plates: 2010-2013
Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Western art, and history painting / Jason Rosenfeld
Plates: 2014-2017
Reimagining portraiture and figuration through the diaspora / Drew Thompson
The cultural hybrid / Jareh Das
Plates: 2018-2023
Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Coming back to see through, again / David Zwirner
Sketches and process
List of works
Acknowledgments.