In “Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens,” a Legendary African Photographer Gets His Biggest Showcase Yet
Hand-woven and dyed fabrics, elaborate gold and beaded jewelry, women with hennaed hands and feet, and military men in suits fill the work of photographer Seydou Keïta (1921–2001), the subject of a new exhibition, “Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens,” at New York’s Brooklyn Museum.For the show—the largest North American survey of Keïta’s imagery to date—guest curator...
