Abstract
Congo Style presents a postcolonial approach to discussing the visual culture of two now-notorious regimes: King Leopold II’s Congo Colony and the state sites of Mobutu Sese Seko’s totalitarian Zaiie. Readers are brought into the living remains of sites once made up of ambitious modernist architecture and art in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. From the total artworks of Art Nouveau to the aggrandizing sites of post-independence Kinshasa, Congo Style investigates the experiential qualities of man-made environments intended to entertain, delight, seduce, and impress.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Congo Style |
| Subtitle of host publication | Belgian Art Nouveau to African Independence |
| Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
| Pages | 1-248 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780472903887 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780472076314 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities