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Samuel Fosso
b. 1962, Kumba, Cameroon · Cameroonian-Nigerian, based Central African Republic/France
Samuel Fosso began making self-portraits in his Bangui studio as a teenager, using leftover film to stage himself in different clothes and personas. Later series expand self-portraiture into historical, political and cultural performance, embodying figures from African and diasporic history.
Photography; self-portraiture
Major Works
- 1970s70s Lifestyle
- 1997Tati Series
- 1997The Chief (who sold Africa to the colonists)
- 2008African Spirits
- 2013Emperor of Africa
- 2017Black Pope
- 2013ALLONZENFANS
- 2015–16SIXSIXSIX
- 1975 onwardAutoportraits
- 2008Angela Davis, African Spirits
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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