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Ofentse Pitse, first black South African woman to own and conduct an all-black orchestra | Face2Face Africa

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020African Art

With little formal training in music, Ofentse Pitse is the first female black South African to own and conduct the first all-black orchestra (Anchored sound). [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Many music maestros start playing instruments from a tender age but Pitse’s first experience with an instrument was at age 12. She picked up on the skills from […]

The Story of Senegalese Visionary Mama Casset | The Culture Trip

January 14, 2020January 27, 2020African Art, African Politics

During West Africa’s prolific era of portrait photography in the 1900s, Mama Casset emerged as one of Senegal’s pioneering figures. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When portrait photography first started to emerge from French West Africa in the early 1900s, it was almost exclusively Europeans who operated the cameras. Native subjects were prized for their exotic settings, unusual […]

Africa makes a scene: Best contemporary art fairs of 2020 | Al Jazeera

December 28, 2019December 31, 2019African Art, African Culture

From South Africa to Morocco, fairs including new and established creatives are drawing art lovers and buyers alike. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] African art has been having a very long moment. Over the past 10 years, contemporary artists from the continent – from the Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui to Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu to South African photographer […]

Heartwarming moments as Michelle Obama visits Nigerian-born Artist, Njideka Akunyili Crosby | Pulse

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019African Art

The U.S based Artist is one of the daughters of the late Dora Akunyili, who was the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.

Chicago artist Adedayo Laoye keeps African traditions alive through his work | Rolling Out

October 2, 2019July 18, 2020African Art, Black Art ...

By Tony Binns, Rolling Out Adedayo Laoye was born into the royal family of Oba Adetoyese Laoye, in Ede, Nigeria. Laoye was raised in the Yoruba tradition. He studied at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos and Howard University in Washington, D.C. These two institutions molded him toward his professional career. At Yaba, he was […]

Tutankhamen Head Sells for $6 Million, Despite Protests from Egypt | The New York Times

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019African Art, African History ...

Christie’s said the sale was legal. But Egypt’s government says the antiquity was looted and should be returned.

Legacy Russell Appointed Associate Curator at Studio Museum of Harlem | The Network Journal

January 10, 2019African American Art, African Art ...

Thelma Golden, chief curator at the Studio Museum of Harlem, today announced the appointment of Legacy Russell to serve as assistant curator of exhibitions at the Studio Museum.

Racism and Erasure in Fred Wilson’s Unearthed Histories | Hyperallergic

January 8, 2019African American Art, African Art ...

Wilson’s explicit reference to Africa expands the global network through which both cultural influences and African bodies were transmitted.

Buhari, Tinubu, Ofeimun mourn as Sophie Oluwole dies at 83 | Punch

December 27, 2018African Art, KINDR'D ...

Renowned philosopher and scholar, Prof Sophie Oluwole, has died at the age of 83.

An African American artist’s “remixing” of apartheid-era images is raising questions about appropriation | Quartz Africa

October 25, 2018Africa, African Art ...

Wandering around this year’s Johannesburg Arts Fair in September, photographer Graeme Williams stopped dead in front of a familiar image. The photograph of black South African children marching past a tank of white police officers was his—except that it wasn’t.