West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo

Phyllis Galembo, Baby Dance of Etikpe, Cross River, Nigeria, 2004, ilfochrome, 30 x 30 inches, courtesy of the artist

Phyllis Galembo, Atam Masquerader, Alok Village, Nigeria, 2004, Ilfochrome, 30 x 30 inches

Installation view, West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo, Tang Teaching Museum, 2007

Phyllis Galembo, Nnabo Dance Group, Akpabuyo Village, Cross River, Nigeria, 2005, Ilfochrome, 30 x 30 inches

Installation view, West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo, Tang Teaching Museum, 2007

Large-scale color photographs from 2005 to 2006 reflect the ritual adornment and spirituality of masquerade in Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso in West Africa. These portraits of masqueraders build on Galembo’s work of the past twenty years photographing the rituals and religious culture in Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, as well as the homegrown custom of Halloween in the United States.

West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo is organized by Ian Berry, The Susan Rabinowitz Malloy ’45 Curator of the Tang Museum, in collaboration with the artist, Phyllis Galembo.

Phyllis Galembo
Baby Dance of Etikpe, Cross River, Nigeria, 2004
Ilfochrome on paper

Phyllis Galembo
Minor Ekpe Masquerade with Mango Leaves, Calabar South, Nigeria, 2005
Ilfochrome on paper

Phyllis Galembo
Gama Masquerade, Fada Village, Burkina Faso, 2006
Ilfochrome on paper

Exhibition Name

West African Masquerade:
Photographs by Phyllis Galembo

Exhibition Type

Solo Exhibitions

Place

Wachenheim Gallery

Dates

Jul 14, 2007 - Dec 30, 2007

Curators

West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo is organized by Ian Berry, The Susan Rabinowitz Malloy ’45 Curator of the Tang Museum, in collaboration with the artist, Phyllis Galembo.

Artists

Phyllis Galembo

Past Exhibitions 2007

West African Masquerade:Photographs by Phyllis Galembo