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Untitled #460 (1956–57) by Seydou Keïta © Seydou Keïta/SKPE; Courtesy CAAC, The Pigozzi Collection The African Lookbook: A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women, Catherine E. McKinley, Bloomsbury, 240pp, £30.00 (hb) This photography collection compiled by the curator Catherine E. McKinley brings together 150 photographs taken between 1870 and 1970, capturing African women over a century in time. This visual history presents women primarily through the lens of African photographers. “The art world is slowly starting to break down that monopoly held by white men, and in this case with African photography, it’s mostly been a few European men who controlled the entire narrative and the photos. Images like these are objects of the people, and we’re having more and more necessary conversations of decentring the art world,” McKinley told Harpers Bazaar magazine. She also highlights the importance of cloth and textiles in the imagery. “For Afric

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