Photographer Samuel Fosso lived for many years in Bangui with his family. With the rebels overrunning his town, he managed to escape just time, finally settling in Paris. This interesting video tells his story…
Hair matters in Chimamanda Adiche’s novel “Americanah”
Listen well: African women are talking about their hair. I just finished Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche’s novel, Americanah, and was totally taken by her wonderful vivid description of a hair-braiding salon in Trenton New Jersey. I never realized it took six hours to have one’s hair braided and that it hurt so much! Being a person […]
Stan Douglas / Luanda- Kinshasa at David Zwirner
For Stan Douglas‘s twelfth solo exhibition at David Zwirner, the artist debuts a new film set in a reconstruction of the Columbia 30th Street Studio. This legendary recording studio, known as one of the finest in the world, was opened in 1949 by Columbia Records in an abandoned Armenian church on East 30th Street between Second and Third […]
Artists Nandipha Mntambo and Mohau Modisakeng visit San Francisco
South African artists meet the San Francisco art community. Diane and I were sitting in the cafeteria of the San Francisco Art Institute waiting for Nandipha Mntambo and Mohau Modisakeng. They were both critiquing the photographic works of a few students. Nandipha walked in, tall, elegant and stylish, wearing a bright yellow stole around her […]
The Afrofuturism of Wangechi Mutu
‘Kenyan-born artist Wangechi Mutu is among an emerging group of talents bringing narratives of contemporary Africa to global audiences.Her latest collection of works, “Wangechi Mutu: A Fantastic Collection,” is being called an exploration of her journey and an ‘Afropolitan moment.’ Read more Source The Guardian Read more
Agnes’ story
Mike Belliere, co-founder of MEAK recounts how MEAK changed Agnes’ life. Agnes’ story Here’s an interesting case study that makes one realize just what a fairly small accident can do to the life of a person in Kenya. At just 28 years old, Agnes was about to be condemned to a life of disability and […]
Medical Report of MEAK’s activities during the last six months
SUMMARY OF MEAK ACTIVITIES FOR SIX MONTHS TO END OF JUNE 2013 The first six months of 2013 has proved and interesting period for our charity with some very positive aspects to report as well as a couple of set backs. MEAK has been working in Kenya since 1994 and has been carrying out […]
A quick stop at Paa Joe on our way to Kumasi, Ghana
A touch of kitsch: Paa Joe’s sculpted coffins, On our way to Kumasi, we pulled up in front of this nondescript house/warehouse on the side of the road. We had decided to make a stop and see Paa Joe‘s work place and perhaps meet him . I had seen one of his sculpted coffins – […]
Exploring Contemporary art in Ghana: Color dominates.
Contemporary painting in Ghana: The role of Kente cloth on color and design A couple months after going to Kenya I flew to Ghana to meet up with Diane and Chuck Frankel. We were there for an exploratory tour of the contemporary art scene in Acrra and Kumasi. Diane and Frank have been interested in […]
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