Tatiana M. Gavristova

The article is dedicated to the history of contemporary African art. It examines the process of integration of African women in the professional environment and creativity. The main attention is paid to the problems of historical memory, identity and authenticity. Interest to the past, wonder to rethink it, for example, through the game, define the style of the works of Sokari Douglas Camp, Marcia Kure, Lubaina Himid and other artists, living and working in Africa and abroad.