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Kanye West. Famous, 2016. Video Still.

Pop Culture & Fine Art

Kanye West and the Hyperrealism of Fame

Artists like Vincent Desiderio or Ron Mueck are famous for their exploration of…

Making Sense of Political Narratives

Art in Kenya

Making Sense of Political Narratives

Visual Artists reflect on political events in Kenya, Africa, and the globe, and…

Locating Tenderness Within Trauma 

Moonlight & Lemonade

Locating Tenderness Within Trauma 

Sabrina E. Greig writes about Afrosurreal elements in the film Moonlight and Beyoncé’s…

Alive, Awake, and Conscious

LIVE ART in Cape Town

Alive, Awake, and Conscious

An interview with Jay Pather, curator of the Third Cape Town International ICA…

Kehinde Wiley sur le petit écran

Fine Art in Empire

Kehinde Wiley sur le petit écran

Comment la série télévisée « Empire » renvoie le monde des beaux-arts à ceux… à…

Zapanteras: Solidarity as an Artistic Principle

Laboratory of Solidarity: Emory Douglas I

Zapanteras: Solidarity as an Artistic Principle

What do the Zapatistas share with the art of Emory Douglas and the…

Displacements in Exhibitions’ Discourses

Between Afro-Cuban and Diasporic Frames

Displacements in Exhibitions’ Discourses

Art historian Sabrina Moura depicts the developments in the Afro-Cuban arts narrative from…

Art Outside the Canon Box

In Memoriam

Art Outside the Canon Box

A colloquium in honor of the late Uche Okeke reexamined his contributions to…

What did you think of your year?

2016 Wrap

What did you think of your year?

On connecting the dots between artists Unathi Sigenu, Beauford Delaney, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Edmund…

Art Fair Success and the Laws of the Market

Art Market Trends for 2016 & 2017

Art Fair Success and the Laws of the Market

In 2016, new art fairs, auctions and galleries focusing on Africa have supported…

An Urgent Recognition 

Afro-Brazilian Manifestations

An Urgent Recognition 

The Brazilian artist and essayist Beto Shwafaty visits an exhibition about artists of…

Part of the Community

A New Gallery in Joburg

Part of the Community

Melville, a well known Johannesburg suburb, doesn’t have the best reputation. And yet,…