Archinect - Features2024-11-14T20:31:59-05:00https://archinect.com/features/article/149936428/african-modernism-architecture-of-independence-showcases-a-history-of-no-easy-answers
"African Modernism: Architecture of Independence" showcases a history of no easy answers Nicholas Cecchi2016-03-27T11:44:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ix/ix7ait35ntwm8vqy.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"African Modernism: The Architecture of Independence" is a sprawling and immersive exhibition that uses every inch of available gallery space at Chicago’s Graham Foundation. Curated by <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/144431565/win-african-modernism-a-book-that-investigates-nation-building-in-five-african-countries" target="_blank">Manuel Herz</a> with input for this particular exhibition by <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/604700/sarah-herda" target="_blank">Sarah Herda</a>, head of Graham Foundation, the show is based on Herz’s voluminous tome of the same name. At over 700 pages, Herz’s scholarly investigation and cataloging of modern architecture in Ghana, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Zambia provided a surplus of projects and information, requiring a careful distillation to produce the exhibition.</p>