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The most extensive monograph to date on an emerging South African multimedia artistSouth African artist Dineo Seshee Bopape (born 1981) works across sculpture, drawing and video, weaving narratives that investigate archetypes and myths in which the female figure plays a central role. This volume, accompanying her survey show at Pirelli HangarBicocca (Milan), presents a wide selection from the artist's oeuvre.

Lush multimedia landscapes blend dreamlike narratives and folk traditions to reflect upon the colonization of VietnamInspired by the geography of Vietnam, Thao Nguyen Phan (born 1987) combines literature, oral tales, fairy tales and myths to trace the history of her home country and reconstruct its cultural heritage, addressing pressing issues related to contemporary environmental and social changes.