New York Times | Happening Africa https://www.happeningafrica.com Isabel S. Wilcox's blog about Creative Voices in African Arts, Culture, Education & Health Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:09:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 28539646 Ellsworth Kelly sees abstract forms in every day life: His photographs https://www.happeningafrica.com/ellsworth-kelly-sees-abstract-forms-in-every-day-life-his-photographs/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:09:45 +0000 http://www.happeningafrica.com/?p=3070 Exhibition of Ellsworth Kelly photographs at Matthew Marks.         Read the review of the exhibition in the New York Times for more information.

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Read the review of the exhibition in the New York Times for more information.

The post Ellsworth Kelly sees abstract forms in every day life: His photographs first appeared on Happening Africa.]]> 3070 British Nigerian Filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa embraces her naturally kinky hair. See video https://www.happeningafrica.com/british-nigerian-filmmaker-zina-saro-wiwa-embraces-her-naturally-kinky-hair-see-video/ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:30:28 +0000 http://www.happeningafrica.com/?p=1115 Front page of the NYTtimes:  Video of  Zina Saro-Wiwa  championing Self -Acceptance In the New York Times last Friday, filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa presented an op-Doc on black women’s decision to embrace their naturally kinky hair, rather then use chemical straighteners. I think non black women could all use a little return to naturalness in their […]

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In the New York Times last Friday, filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa presented an op-Doc on black women’s decision to embrace their naturally kinky hair, rather then use chemical straighteners. I think non black women could all use a little return to naturalness in their hair styling in particular in the USA. I remember going to graduate school years ago (ouch in the early 80’s) in Arizona and I was stunned to see women showing up at a 7am class with their hair coiffed into long smooth wavy curls. Today women ( white, black etc )  line up to get their hair straightened in beauty salons! What’s so wrong with our hair anyway? I actually love it when my hair guess curly with the humidity . The weather determines my hairstyle  for the day!

The post British Nigerian Filmmaker Zina Saro-Wiwa embraces her naturally kinky hair. See video first appeared on Happening Africa.]]> 1115 An Art Crtic in Africa: Holland Cotter’s report on the state of the Arts in Africa https://www.happeningafrica.com/an-art-crtic-in-africa-holland-cotters-report-on-the-state-of-the-arts-in-africa/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:59:11 +0000 http://www.happeningafrica.com/?p=764 Holland Cotter, art critic for the New York Times, spend a month in November 2011 in West Africa. Jerry Vogel, an expert on West Africa, who had just finished guiding a group organized by the Museum for African Art through Northern Mali – see earlier posts on my travels to Mali – guided Mr. Cotter […]

The post An Art Crtic in Africa: Holland Cotter’s report on the state of the Arts in Africa first appeared on Happening Africa.]]> Holland Cotter, art critic for the New York Times, spend a month in November 2011 in West Africa. Jerry Vogel, an expert on West Africa, who had just finished guiding a group organized by the Museum for African Art through Northern Mali – see earlier posts on my travels to Mali – guided Mr. Cotter through Mali and the Ivory Coast. The first of four articles appeared on the art section of last weekend’s New York Times. Cotter speaks favorably of the quality of photography coming out of Africa but questions the benefits and limitations of a geographical classification.

Read his article: Out of Adversity, Visions of Life

(note: may need NYTimes registration)

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