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 […]
Paul Kodjo’s photographs at 1-54 Contempoarry African Art fair in New York, 3-5 May,2019
Collector’s choice: Abidjan in the 1970’s, Paul Kodjo photographs the Ivorian Miracle. Photography exhibition at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair/ in New York, 3-5 May 2019. May 2: VIP viewing with two private tours, 11-12pm and 3-4pm. Saturday May 4: Panel Discussion 6:30 – 7:30 pm Special Project Booth 26 / Industria, 775 Washington […]
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 […]
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
My exhibition review in publication “African Arts” on George Osodi’s photographs.
Royals and Regalia inside the Palace of Nigeria’s Monarchs. I am thrilled that my review of George Osodi’s exhibition curated by Christa Clarke – Royals and Regalia Inside the Palace of Nigeria’s Monarchs: Recent photographs by George Osodi – at the Newark Museum in 2015 has just come out in the publication African Arts, Fall […]
African art at the Philadelphia Museum
African photography, textiles, fashion, architecture, sculpture and more in Philadelphia Between the rehearsal dinner and the wedding of the son of a dear friend of mine whom I have known since he was a baby I drove into Philly just a short hour away from West Chester where we were staying . My friend who […]
UPCOMING AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOWING IN NEW YORK
New African Photography can be seen in Brooklyn, New York, May 7 – 15, 2016 Something that five years ago was unthinkable is happening in New York . Contemporary African photography is getting increasing exposure in New York , not just the classics but also the newest of the new. Nataal, a new global media […]
Mame-Diarra Niang, Edson Chagas, Francois-Xavier Gbre: The African cityscape the works of
The Lay of the Land at the Walther Collection in Chelsea, New York. I was looking forward to this exhibition since my conversation with Mame –Diarra Niang in Arles about her recent body of photographic works Metropolis. I had first met her the previous year in Joburg at a cocktail party on the occasion of […]
Hassan Hajjaj: An Inventive Fusion of time and culture
I met Hassan Hajjaj at a casual dinner given by Christa Clarke who was hosting a few guests at the occasion of the opening of two photographic exhibitions at the Newark museum: Hassan Hajjij ‘s My Rock Stars and Georges Osodi’s Royals & Regalia. The curator of African arts at the Newark museum, Christa Clarke […]
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