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Michael Armitage : the promised land

by Michael Armitage, Natasha Bullock

This exhibition catalogue presents recent paintings reflecting on Kenyan elections, political rallies, and subsequent dissidence. The works depict the human body to challenge cultural stereotypes and re-evaluate the exoticising gaze of Western art history.

Accession 15768 ISBN 9781925806038 Publisher Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney, NSW)
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