Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Jan. 25-Mar. 19, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-100).
Gendered visions : the art of contemporary Africana women artists / Salah Hassan and Dorothy Désir Davis -- "Nothing romantic about it!" : a critique of orientalist representation in the installations of Houria Niati / Salah Hassan -- Xenobia Bailey : paradise under construction / Dorothy Désir Davis -- What is my legacy? transient consciousness and the "fixed" subject in the photography of Reneé Cox / Bob Meyers -- Magical realism : art as ritual in the work of Elsabeth T. Atnafu / Reclaiming the body : the photography of Angéle Etoundi Essamba / Diane Butler -- Creativity and the hybrid subject : Etiyé Dimma Poulson, the artist in her own words / Florence Alexis and Salah Hassan -- Beyond visual pleasures : a brief reflection on the work of contemporary African women artists / Olu Oguibe -- In search of a discourse and critique(s) that center the art of black women artists / Frieda High W. Tesfagiorgis