A groundbreaking A-Z appraisal of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa In recent years Africas booming art scene has gained substantial global attention, with a growing number of international exhibitions and a stronger-than-ever presence on the art market worldwide. Here, for the first time, is the most substantial survey to date of modern and contemporary African-born or Africa-based artists. Working with a panel of experts, this volume builds on the success of Phaidons bestselling Great Women Artists in re-writing a more inclusive and diverse version of art history.

Conceived and edited by Phaidon editors.Chika Okeke-Agulu   is Professor of African and African Diaspora Art at Princeton University. He is the author of several books including   Postcolonial Modernism: Art and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria   (2015), and is a co-editor of   Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. Joseph L. Underwood is a scholar and curator whose research addresses the transnational networks of modern and contemporary African art, with an emphasis on artists from Senegal.