Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens

$65.00 at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive overview of the work of the great Malian photographer Seydou Keïta, one of the most important portraitists of the 20th century. Seydou Keïta's lens reveals the texture and soul of Mali during a pivotal moment of cultural evolution. Working as a commercial portraitist, Keïta possessed an extraordinary gift for extracting sensory richness and psychological depth from his subjects, producing profoundly intimate images that transcend geographical and cultural…