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The appointments, said to be for the strengthening of modern arts, was announced in a statement issued on Friday.

The photographs of acclaimed Nigerian-Cameroonian artist Samuel Fosso present unique opportunities for discussion about issues related to the history and politics of postcolonial Africa. Moving beyond the scope of art history, these panelists will consider Fosso’s art through the lenses of their varied scholarly backgrounds in the fields of history, politics, and religion. Reception to follow.  Panelists:  Afe Adogame, Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Religion and Society, Princeton Theological Seminary  Lina Benabdallah, assistant professor, Politics and International Affairs, Wake Fores...

In the aftermath of the civil war in Nigeria that devastated his Igbo community, Samuel Fosso was sent in 1972 to live with an uncle who was a shoemak

A studio portraitist turns the lens on flamboyant alter egos in his first solo U.S. museum exhibition at Princeton.

The Nigerian-Cameroonian artist Samuel Fosso is arguably one of the most compelling photographers working in the genre of self-portraiture today. Samuel Fosso: Affirmative Acts is the first museum survey of his work in the United States. Samuel Fosso and Princeton Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu, curator, artist, and director of Program in African Studies, discuss Fosso’s photography practice, life experience, and the different series presented in the exhibition. Reception to follow.