Godfried Donkor Exhibit "Kumasi de Ville"

Godfried Donkor of Ghana is all smiles as he describes his collection of photographs titled 'Kumasi de Ville' on display as part of the opening exhibit, 'A Fiction of Authenticity: Contemporary Africa Abroad' of the new Contempory Art Museum St. Louis, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003. The photos are from Kumasi, Africa, and the De Ville section of St. Louis. The museum opens at its new $8 million building on Saturday. A Fiction of Authenticity: Contemporary Africa Abroad brings together an important generation of artists working in a variety of mediums - sculpture, painting, photography, installation, video and performance - exploring issues of authenticity. Artists creating new work for the exhibition are Siemon Allen (South Africa/Washington DC), Fatma Charfi (Tunisia/Bern, Switzerland), Godfried Donkor (Ghana/London), Mary Evans (Nigeria/London), Meschac Gaba (Benin/Amsterdam), Kendell Geers (South Africa/Brussels), Moshekwa Langa (South Africa/Amsterdam) Ingrid Mwangi (Kenya/Ludwigshafen, Germany), Odili Donald Odita (Nigeria/Tampa, Florida), Owusu-Ankomah (Ghana/Lilienthal, Germany) and Zineb Sedira (Algeria/London).

Godfried Donkor of Ghana is all smiles as he describes his collection of photographs titled 'Kumasi de Ville' on display as part of the opening exhibit, 'A Fiction of Authenticity: Contemporary Africa Abroad' of the new Contempory Art Museum St. Louis, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003. The photos are from Kumasi, Africa, and the De Ville section of St. Louis. The museum opens at its new $8 million building on Saturday. A Fiction of Authenticity: Contemporary Africa Abroad brings together an important generation of artists working in a variety of mediums - sculpture, painting, photography, installation, video and performance - exploring issues of authenticity. Artists creating new work for the exhibition are Siemon Allen (South Africa/Washington DC), Fatma Charfi (Tunisia/Bern, Switzerland), Godfried Donkor (Ghana/London), Mary Evans (Nigeria/London), Meschac Gaba (Benin/Amsterdam), Kendell Geers (South Africa/Brussels), Moshekwa Langa (South Africa/Amsterdam) Ingrid Mwangi (Kenya/Ludwigshafen, Germany), Odili Donald Odita (Nigeria/Tampa, Florida), Owusu-Ankomah (Ghana/Lilienthal, Germany) and Zineb Sedira (Algeria/London).