Contemporary Photography from the Middle East and Africa: Breaking News

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This is a wide-ranging and detailed survey dedicated to the protagonists of the contemporary art scene in Africa and Middle East. This heterogeneous selection offers a clear interpretation of contemporary reality through the languages of images. African photographers are looking at the unfolding drama of contemporary life and experience in Africa with a fine-tuned alertness. They are examining and analyzing the dizzying processes of spatial transformation, massive transition, and social adaptation that make up the varied realities of diverse groups: urban and rural, formal and informal communities.

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Filippo Maggia teaches History of Contemporary Photography and Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin. Claudia Fini and Francesca Lazzarini are journalists and curators.