Otobong Nkanga - Luster and Lucre - Sternberg Press 2017

Author:
Edited by Claire Molloy, Philippe Pirotte and Fabian Schöneich.

Texts by Natasha Ginwala, Clare Molloy, Otobong Nkanga,  Philippe Pirotte, Fabian Schöneich, Denise Ferreira Da Silva

Book:

As the artist’s first monograph, Luster and Lucre, charts an intensely productive period from 2013 to 2016, which includes exhibitions at the 8th Berlin Biennale; Portikus, Frankfurt am Main; KADIST, Paris; and M HKA, Antwerp. Its title encapsulates the complex concerns that underpin these shows: “luster,” the illustrious shining of materials; and “lucre,” profits and gains. With the mineral mica as her starting point, Nkanga’s research took her to different archives and led her along a colonial railroad in Namibia to the historic Tsumeb mine.

Publisher:
Sternberg Press - Portikus, in collaboration with KADIST and M HKA - 2017.

280p - English/German  - Out of print