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 […]
The art market in Nairobi: Creating a collector base
Interview with Danda Jaroljmek from Circle Art Agency, Nairobi. I was staying in a boutique hotel in Nairobi, in a secure enclave in the Westlands not too far from the Circle Art Agency. On evening I decided to investigate the nearby shops, in particular a clothing boutique that had caught my eye. I entered the […]
Emerging art scene in Nairobi, Part II
Gor Soudan and Michael Soi: Two artists politically engaged but at polar opposite in terms of process and aesthetics. Gor Soudan’s approach is essentially conceptual. He greeted me in his new small studio not too far from the Circle Art Agency. He came to art by way of his passion for philosophy. Translating an idea, […]
Kuona trust: A collective model to teaching art in Nairobi
A collective approach to teaching art in Nairobi, Kenya. After my meeting with at ARTLabAFrica with artist Beatrice Wanjiku and David Thuku, I went with David to check out Kuona Trust which I had heard so much about and where David had a studio space. Set in a green part of town the artists’ studios […]
Emerging art scene in Nairobi. Part I
Meeting up with artists Beatrice Wanjiku and David Thuku at ARTLabAFrica in Nairobi. African contemporary art is gaining serious traction in Europe – lots of galleries, exhibitions, and an art fair were scheduled to show work from African artists this fall in London, and another art fair in November in Paris. That is really exciting. […]
Interview with Kenyan artist Beatrice Wanjiku
Beatrice Wanjiku as a female artist breaks away from Kenyan traditional expectations, in her art and in her life. The Quintessence of Loneliness III, 2016 Beatrice Wanjiku was born in the Ngong Hills near Nairobi in 1978. She did her art training at the Nairobi’s Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts from which she graduated […]
Samuel Fosso’s photographs enter the MOMA’s collection
Great news! Congolese Artist Samuel Fosso’s photographic series ” African Spirits” has been added to MOMA’s permanent collection after a unanimous vote by the MOMA’s acquisition committee. This process has taken two years at least!! It is fantastic and important series. Read more about it on my blog post of April 2013
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