Isolde Brielmaier: I am sparkling: N.V. Parekh & His Portrait Studio Mombasa, Ke

Description: Isolde Brielmaier: I am sparkling by Wangechi Mutu, Isolde Brielmaier N.V. Parekh was an influential Indian-born portrait photographer whose studio, located in Mombasa in the 20th-century, attracted clients from East Africa and beyond. I Am Sparkling: N. V. Parekh and His Portrait Studio Clients-Mombasa, Kenya 1940 to 1980 is a discrete examination of an historically-significant artist and his distinct clientele; and the temporal, geographical, and cultural milieu in which their collaborations flourished. The manuscript is based on a rarely accessed photographic archive and is complemented by extensive interviews with Parekhs diverse clientele, with a particular focus on women as clients of studio photographers. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Isolde Brielmaier is Deputy Director at the New Museum, Curator-at-Large at the International Center for Photography (ICP) in NYC, and Professor of Critical Studies in Tischs Department of Photography, Imaging and Emerging Media at New York University. Other curatorial roles include six years as Executive Director and Curator of Arts, Culture & Community at Westfield World Trade Centre, and her current position as national advisor for Unbail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), a role in which she advises on artist projects and installations, cultural events, and strategic and community partnerships across the organization. She is also Editor at Large at Air Mail, Graydon Carters new media venture. Her publishing record is extensive, consisting of peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and dozens of catalogue essays. She recently edited and wrote an essay for the anthology, "Culture as Catalyst: Visual Culture & Social Issues" (Skidmore College/ Tang Museum Press, 2020), and is working on a co-edited volume of portraits and interviews with contemporary Black artists with Harvards Henry Louis Gates Jr. Review Her fieldwork approach, common in other areas of the humanities but rare in the history of photography, yields extraordinary insights.--Brian Wallis "Aperture"I Am Sparkling is remarkable for its extensive interviews with Parekh and his family, but also for Brielmaiers deep research.--Mallory Cohen "Hyperallergic"The element of performance is integral to photographer N.V. Parekhs work, as sitters were free to imagine their identities beyond the traditional markers of class, religion, status, gender, and ethnicity.--Sara Rosen "Blind"Offers a counter-narrative to engaging with African photographic archives as well as photographic histories at large.--Noa Wynn "Brooklyn Rail"Parekh saw his clients as they wanted to be seen. With them, he imagined new worlds and identities...There is power in this collaboration between sitter and photographer, and unadulterated joy, too.--M.Z. Adnan "New Yorker" Long Description A previously unseen trove of Kenyan studio portraits, expressing a photographers vision and a citys lively identity When the Kenyan-born photographer N.V. Parekh opened his Mombasa portrait studio in 1942, the city was galvanized. People came to visit Parekh from all over East Africa to mark important events such as weddings, reunions, graduations and birthdays. By the 1960s, Mombasans of all ages and backgrounds were visiting the studio by themselves, or with their friends, spouses or lovers, to stage playful, even daring portraits that enabled them to express and reveal themselves uniquely. Depending on his clients wishes, Parekh worked to create portraits that ranged in tone from formal and elegant to hip or sensual, strongly influencing a vibrant visual culture in Mombasa. I Am Sparkling is the first ever overview of this historically significant photographer, his clientele and the temporal, geographical and cultural milieu in which he flourished. Rarely accessed until now, Parekhs personal archive went out of circulation following his retirement to Britain in the late 1980s; it was acquired by the Italian poet and artist Sarenco in 2001. This volume draws on this photographic archive along with extensive interviews with Parekhs diverse clientele, and is complemented by NYU professor Isolde Brielmaiers rich historical context and analysis with a particular focus on women as clients of studio photographers. The artist Wangechi Mutu contributes a preface. N.V. Parekh (1923-2007) emigrated with his family from India to Mombasa, where he trained with local photographers in the 1930s before founding his own portrait studio in 1942. Review Quote The element of performance is integral to photographer N.V. Parekhs work, as sitters were free to imagine their identities beyond the traditional markers of class, religion, status, gender, and ethnicity. Details ISBN8862087616 Author Isolde Brielmaier Pages 144 Publisher Damiani Year 2022 ISBN-10 8862087616 ISBN-13 9788862087612 Format Hardcover Imprint Damiani Place of Publication Bologna Country of Publication Italy Publication Date 2022-03-10 UK Release Date 2022-03-10 Subtitle N.V. Parekh & His Portrait Studio Mombasa, Kenya 1940-1980 DEWEY 779.2092 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-06-22 Illustrations 75 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151544547;

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