Africa Photo Exhibit In Beijing

In what seems like a forever battle against the naked native and barefoot poverty stereotypes, Awam Amkpa, the curator of Li-Space, an art gallery in Beijing, is hosting an exhibit titled “Africa: See You, See Me!” with the hopes of opening the eyes of visitors to “the diversity and the robustness of African culture.” China perception matters because the country has a fast-growing business presence in Africa. According to the WSJ article:

The exhibition is arranged with images from contemporary Africa that lead back in time to works done by early African photographers in the middle of the 20th century. Mr. Amkpa, who is based in New York, said this flow is intended to provide audiences with a glimpse of how far African photography has come since it emerged in the 1950s.

The image above is called “LV Posse.” One more image on the next page, more at WSJ.