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Steidl/The Art Institute of Chicago

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Clth, 9.75 x 11.5 in. / 120 pgs / 100 bw.

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Catalog: SPRING 2018 p. 33   

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ISBN 9783958294004 TRADE
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Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago 04/28/18–08/19/18

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Sanlé Sory: Volta Photo

Edited with text by Matthew S. Witkovsky. Text by Antawan Byrd, Florent Mazzoleni.

Sanlé Sory: Volta Photo

“Rich people, poor people, religious people, artists, musicians, everyone could become a hero at [Sanle’s] Volta studio.” —Florent Mazzoleni, The New York Times

The studio photographs of Sanlé Sory and his participation in the vibrant music scene in Bobo-Dioulasso give us a picture of a cosmopolitan city shaping its independent identity in the 1960s through to the ’80s, the heyday of West African independence movements. Vintage photographs, seven-inch record sleeves and studio accessories are all reproduced in the most extensive portrayal to date of photography and music as key popular art forms with local, national and international resonance. With the colorful full title of Volta Photo: Starring Sanlé Sory and the Good People of Bobo-Dioulasso in the Small but Musically Mighty African Country of Burkina Faso, this book also includes essays on photography and sound in Africa as well as a CD with hit songs by Volta Jazz, Echo del Africa Nacional and other star bands.

Born in Burkina Faso in 1943, Sanlé Sory runs a portrait studio in Bobo-Dioulasso. He opened his business in 1960, the year that Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) declared independence from France. For many years, Sanlé also organized music parties around the city; he served as the official photographer for Volta Jazz, a key popular music orchestra in the 1960s and ’70s.


"Untitled" (1965-75) is reproduced from 'Sanlé Sory: Volta Photo.'

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CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 2/8/2020

When Black History Month meets NY Fashion Week… Sanlé Sory: Volta Photo

When Black History Month meets NY Fashion Week… Sanlé Sory: Volta Photo

Featured image is reproduced from Sanlé Sory: Volta Photo, published by Steidl and the Art Institute of Chicago. In this portrait, Kouloubi, a girlfriend of the photographer around 1960–65, is wearing a dress boldly printed with portraits of pan-African revolutionary leader Sékou Touré, the first president of Guinea. In addition to the 100 black-and-white photographs collected in this choice volume, there are numerous historical essays and an epic interview with Sanlé himself. When asked what more he would like to see for his photographs—which only recently became known outside of West Africa—Sanlé replies, "I want them to bring us all happiness, prosperity, and health, and for us to have a long life so we may enjoy to the fullest. I regret having burned so many photos—I've said so. You buy gasoline, pour it on, and they burn." continue to blog


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Sanlé Sory: Volta Photo

SANLé SORY: VOLTA PHOTO

Steidl/The Art Institute of Chicago

ISBN: 9783958294004
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Pub Date: 6/26/2018
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