1-54 Fair Panel discussion: The Cinematic eye of West African photographer Paul Kodjo
Please join the panel discussion At 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair The Cinematic eye of West African photographer Paul Kodjo: The Ivorian Miracle in the 1970’s Saturday May 4, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30pm Forum Room/1-54 at Industria, 775 Washington Street, New York City Panelists: Ananias Leki Dago (photographer and founder of Les Rencontres du […]
Abidjan in the 1970’s: Paul Kodjo photographs the Ivorian Miracle.
For the first time in the last 14 years a year has elapsed since I have set foot on the African continent. Health issues got in the way of my travels, however my engagement with African art has not waned. Indeed during the past year I have been discovering the 1970’s photographic work of Paul […]
ARTAFRICA magazine reports on the first ACASA triennial 2017 on African soil.
Article from ARTAFRICA : Continental Shift and Generational Drift. Arts Council of African Studies Association ( ACASA) update on its latest triennial in 2017 in Ghana. Valerie Kabov writes: “While in the global spotlight at present African contemporary art is still in the territory of achieving some ‘firsts’. This past August, Arts Council for African […]
Last week of UNMASKED: What lies beneath the surface of things.
UNMASKED: EXHIBITION IN CHELSEA CELEBRATING AXIS GALLERY 20 YEAR OF SHOWING AFRICAN ART Seminal Cape Town artist, Sue Williamson’s photographic installation, Joyce Seipei – as a mother- Winnie Madikiza Mandela, 1988 at Axis Gallery which addresses the South Africa Truth And Reconciliation hearings is so timely. While it relates to the court appearance of Winnie Mandela […]
Contemporary African Art in the streets of New York during Performa 2017 week
SOUTH AFRICAN ART IN NEW YORK With Performa 2017 with its focus on South Africa in full swing in New York City this week there is much African art to see and not to miss. No need here to pay for a 14 hours plane fare to Joburg to discover the works of some of […]
African Pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2017
Usually I like to go to see the Venice Biennale long after its late spring opening, any time from September to November. This year was different because several African artists whose work I own were going to be included either in the Biennale Pavilions or in side events. I wanted to meet up with […]
Spring in Paris and London: Market fever for Contemporary African art
Paris: Strong push by Contemporary African art galleries with a solid presence at contemporary fair Art Paris. At Art Paris African art galleries from Europe and the African continent showed their new works: Artist Billie Zangewa with her beautiful hand sown collage at South African gallery ArtNova. Getting pretty pricey! She has been showing her […]
“Afriques Capitales” at Parc de la Villette in Paris
My next stop was the exhibition Afriques Capitales curated by Simon Njami at the Parc de La Villette in Paris running from March 29, 2017 to May 28, 2017. The selection was very much based on Simon’s selection from last year Biennale de Dakar . For those who had not seen it it was a […]
Paris: African Art beyond the gallery
African contemporary art in Paris beyond the gallery and the museum. I just came back from two weeks in Paris and London where I checked out the extensive showing of African art. I am just amazed how the showing of Contemporary African art has taken off in Europe and in particular Paris. The efforts of […]
Best Wishes for A Happy New Year
I WISH YOU ALL A PEACEFUL, PRODUCTIVE, AND JOYFUL NEW YEAR ! Here are a few photographs from my walk in the Ndotos in Norther Kenya that made me wonder in front of nature. My attention during the end of the year 2016 has been focused on the election and post election circus in […]
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