El Anatsui in conversation with ArtInfo
Posted under Views on March 1st 2011
In 2010, ARTINFO called Anatsui in Nigeria, where he works as a sculpture professor at the national university, to discuss his practice, the element of chance in his work, and his favorite artists.
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A'na Afriki
Posted under Views on February 27th 2011
'Africa is a Country' contributing writer Boima Tucker is a DJ and graduate student based in New York City. After visiting the Gulf earlier this year, and in light of the recent talk of divisions between Africa and the Arab World, he though it may be useful to take a glance at ongoing attempts to bridge those perceived gaps.
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The National interview with Tola Wewe and Annabelle
Nwankwo-Mu'azu
Posted under Views on 26th January, 2011
'It is difficult to come into contact with African expression, not just in music but also in visual art and theatre. Despite the occasional work making its way into the UAE's art fairs, African art remains remarkably under-represented in galleries here and in the rest of the region.Read More...
All about Africa - Khaleej Times
Posted under Views on February 25th 2011
Tens of pastel paintings illustrating people — melancholic but peaceful — have gotten to their company bicycle tyres. Smiling happy as a child showing these naive figures, Cheikhou Ba explains how he began to cycle in Ii. The neighbourhood was wondering who this lonely man with the bike cycling zig-zag on the streets was.
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Reviews of The Global Africa Project, New York
Posted under Views on 23rd January, 2011
The Global Africa Project at the New York Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) is an unprecedented exhibition exploring the broad spectrum of contemporary African art, design, and craft worldwide. Featuring the work of over 100 artists working in Africa, Europe, Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean.Read More...
Contemporary African Art Guide 'African Colours'
reviews 'As It Is!'
Posted under Views on 20th January, 2011
'For years, parts of South Africa felt like an extension of Europe. South Africans skipped ‘Efrica’ and landed straight in Britain, the Netherlands or elsewhere, whether physically or psychologically. Africans north of the Limpopo looked – and still look – to their former colonial headquarters in Britain, France and Portugal for education, careers, health, holidays.Read More...
PAINTING ACROSS CULTURES By Professor Wole Soyinka
Posted under Views on 12 December, 2010
Usually, African art turns its face towards Europe, occasionally also towards the United States but, mostly towards Europe. This is not surprising, once we recall that what most of what we know as modern Africa is a creation of Europe, through colonialism. Read More...
‘Africa Uploaded’ by Curator Annabelle Nwankwo - Mu'azu
Posted under Views on 07 December, 2010
For as long as there have been cameras in existence, Africans have been documenting the personal, social, cultural and political histories of the continent. For the African artist the camera has been the perfect medium to explore fervently and dynamically a creative direction and a visionary discourse, liberating and pushing original thought to new and exciting levels. Read More...
