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The Art Momentum is a platform that places the voices of artists at the centre of the art world. Galvanised by the ideas and perspectives that emanate from the contemporary art scenes of Africa and its diasporas, it offers a look into artistic approaches and narratives that seek to shift established structures. The Art Momentum is also a space of free expression for the artists, art critics, academics, and writers who are willing to share their views, reflections, and interpretations of our contemporary world and its future.

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Continuing our interview series, giving voice to t

Continuing our interview series, giving voice to the artists of the SOLO section at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026.
We now turn to Pamela Enyonu - @syokereart and her SOLO presentation "Where Ffene Grows: Whispering Green".
Working with paper, paint, and found materials, Enyonu creates textured surfaces that carry traces of time, migration, and care. Drawing on botanical metaphors — particularly the jackfruit tree, or "ffene" — her work reflects on identity as something layered, adaptive, and constantly evolving.
Discover the interview and listen to Enyonu's sound piece via the link in bio. #echoesofhumanity #contemporaryartwork #artforall

Continuing our interview series, giving voice to t

Continuing our interview series, giving voice to the artists of the SOLO section at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026.
We now turn to Mellaney Roberts Her practice begins with an act of listening — to the land, to material, and to the histories they hold. Drawing from the landscapes of the Eastern Cape, particularly the Baviaanskloof, she approaches clay as a mnemonic material, carrying traces of place, memory, and inherited knowledge.
Read Roberts’ interview and listen to her sound piece via the link in bio.
#EchoesOfHumanity #TheArtMomentum #ICTAF2026 #Artforall

Continuing our interview series, giving voice to t

Continuing our interview series, giving voice to the 10 artists of the SOLO section at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026.

Curated under the theme Echoes of Humanity, each conversation invites you not only to discover the artist’s practice, but also to listen — through a unique sound piece created especially for the fair.

Today, we highlight Nola Ayoola.
In her work, Ayoola approaches materials as collaborators — surfaces that absorb traces of lived experience and carry them forward. Through a multidisciplinary practice, she evokes the atmospheric echoes of African life: its histories, migrations, contradictions, and emotional registers — without ever reducing them to a single narrative. Her work unfolds as a space of complexity and nuance, where identity is not fixed but continuously shaped, layered, and felt.

Discover Nola’s interview and listen to her sound piece via the link in bio.

#EchoesOfHumanity #TheArtMomentum #ICTAF2026 #InvestecCapeTownArtFair

Continuing our interview series, giving voice to t

Continuing our interview series, giving voice to the 10 artists of the SOLO section at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026. Curated under the theme 'Echoes of Humanity', each conversation invites you not only to discover the artist’s practice, but also to listen to a unique sound piece they created especially for the fair.
Let’s turn now to @owanto and her SOLO presentation 'Traces of the Timeless'. In this new body of work, the artist returns to painting as a deeply personal language, turning inward to engage with memory, ancestry, and transformation. Through layered surfaces and oceanic palettes, her works unfold like quiet constellations inviting a slower, more embodied experience of time. Her practice reminds us that what we carry within us continues to resonate, shaping how we see and feel the world. Discover the interview and listen to her sound piece via the link in bio.
#EchoesOfHumanity #TheArtMomentum #ICTAF2026 #InvestecCapeTownArtFair #ContemporaryArt #WomenInArt #ArtAndSound #ArtVoices #ArtforAll

Our new interview series is now online, giving voi

Our new interview series is now online, giving voice to the 10 artists invited to present a unique installation in the SOLO section of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026.
Curated under the theme 'Echoes of Humanity', this series offers an intimate look into each artist’s practice and the resonances that shape their work.
But it goes further. Each interview is also an invitation to listen. Through a unique sound piece created especially for the fair, every artist shares their voice, expanding the experience beyond the visual.
We begin with Tyna Adebowale as she reflects on the enduring role of maternal figures as carriers of memory, strength, and intergenerational defiance. Her work reminds us that resistance often begins in the most intimate spaces of care and that behind every struggle, there is always a mother.
Discover the interview and listen to the sound piece via the link in bio.
#EchoesOfHumanity #TheArtMomentum #ICTAF2026 #InvestecCapeTownArtFair #ContemporaryArt #WomenInArt #ArtAndSound #ArtVoices #CuratorialPractice

It’s officially @investeccapetownartfair time! In

It’s officially @investeccapetownartfair time! In the lead up to the fair, taking place from 21-23 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), we spoke to the 10 artists featured in this year’s SOLO section.

Engaging with the theme ‘Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves’, their work showcases how play sparks creativity, imagination, and transformation.

In this interview with prolific multidisciplinary artist, Soly Cissé, we learn about the foundations of his work and the traces he wishes to inscribe in the imagination of future generations. Faithful to his philosophy—that life is a game—Cissé weaves a teeming universe where the boundaries between reality and imagination dissipate. Read the full interview at the link in bio!

Image: ”Bungee jumping’ (2017) by @soly.cisse
Courtesy of the artist and @galerie_chauvy

#contemporaryart #artfair #ICTAF #artist #artistinterview

It’s almost time for @investeccapetownartfair! In

It’s almost time for @investeccapetownartfair! In the lead up to the fair, taking place from 21-23 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), we spoke to the 10 artists featured in this year’s SOLO section.

Engaging with the theme ‘Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves’, their work showcases how play sparks creativity, imagination, and transformation.

In this interview with Frances Goodman, we examine the role of play and unpredictability in her artistic process, embracing transformation as both a concept and a method. To find out how Goodman reflects on material experimentation, the power of irony, and how playfulness can be a tool for challenging societal norms, follow the link in bio!

Image: ‘Brittle Blue’ (2024)
Courtesy of @fjgoodman and @smac_gallery

#contemporaryart #artfair #ICTAF #artist #artistinterview

Ready for the @investeccapetownartfair, taking pla

Ready for the @investeccapetownartfair, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 21-23 February?

We caught up with the 10 artists featured in this year’s SOLO section, whose work engages with the theme ‘Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves.’ In this interview with Malagasy artist, Temandrota, we learn how his mixed-media work explore topics of identity, memory, and transformation, offering visitors a unique interpretation of the word “play!”

Image: ‘Manambovo’ (2022)
Courtesy of @temandrota and @50golborneart

#artfair #SOLOsection #ictaf #artist #mixedmedia #artistinterview

As the @investeccapetownartfair returns for its 12

As the @investeccapetownartfair returns for its 12th edition from 21-23 February 2025, The Art Momentum caught up with the 10 artists featured in this year’s SOLO section.

Their work engages with the theme ‘Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves’, showcasing how play sparks creativity, imagination, and transformation—shaping both our environments and our sense of self.

In this interview, Bilal Bahir (@bilalbahir_studio) shares the poetic depth of his inspirations, reflects on what is lost when imagination yields to technology, and reveals how his work serves as both a tribute to his ancestors and a critique of modern society.

Image: ‘Poetic Operation’ (2018)
Courtesy of the artist and @ayn_gallery

#contemporaryart #artist #artistinterview #contemporaryartfair #play #mixedmedia

As the @investeccapetownartfair returns for its 12

As the @investeccapetownartfair returns for its 12th edition from 21-23 February 2025, The Art Momentum caught up with the 10 artists featured in this year’s SOLO section.

Their work engages with the theme ‘Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves’, showcasing how play sparks creativity, imagination, and transformation—shaping both our environments and our sense of self.

In this interview with Kristine Tsala, the artist shares her creative process, her dialogue with the fantastical, and how her Cameroonian roots nourish her art.

Image: ‘Le Douzieme Passeur’ (2024)
Image courtesy of @kristinetsala and @windsor.gallery_lagos

#artfair #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #play #creative #artforall

Ahead of the 12th edition of the @investeccapetown

Ahead of the 12th edition of the @investeccapetownartfair, The Art Momentum met with the 10 artists selected for the SOLO section.

Addressing this year’s theme ´Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves’, each of the artists works reveal the creative, imaginative, and transformative power of Play and its resonance on our lives and environment.

In this interview, Kenyan-born Cape Town-based artist Stanislaw Trzebinski reveals how the concept of play informs his fluid, imaginative approach to materials and form, and how his SOLO presentation with @southernguildgallery bridges environmental and philosophical themes with accessibility and emotional resonance, striking a delicate balance between tradition and innovation.

Image: ‘Solastalgia Portrait’ (2022)
Courtesy of @nothing_fits and @southernguildgallery

#artfair #contemporaryart #sculpture #play #creative #artforall

Ahead of the 12th edition of the @investeccapetown

Ahead of the 12th edition of the @investeccapetownartfair, The Art Momentum met with the 10 artists selected for the SOLO section.

Addressing this year’s theme ´Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves’, each of the artists works reveal the creative, imaginative, and transformative power of Play and its resonance on our lives and environment.

In today’s interview, Omani-Bahraini artist Eman Ali contemplates how her work embraces play and experimentation to reflect the fluidity of identity and humanity’s fragile connection to nature, offering a profound perspective on the intersections of transformation, loss, and hope.

Link to the full interview in our bio.

Image: ‘Elsewhere #1’ (2023)
Courtesy @sultanate_of_eman and @hunna.art

#artfair #contemporaryart #photography #AIart #play #creative #artforall

Ahead of the 12th edition of the @investeccapetown

Ahead of the 12th edition of the @investeccapetownartfair (21-23 February), The Art Momentum has met with the 10 artists selected for the Solo section.

Addressing this year’s theme ´Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves’ each of the artists works reveal the creative, imaginative and transformative power of Play and its resonance on our lives and environment.

In today’s interview, Malian artist @ange_dakouo shares his perspective on the reinvention of Malian heritage and the role of play and materiality in his creative process.

Link to the full interview in our bio.

Image: Elevation (2019)
Courtesy @ange_dakouo and @lsguirandou.gallery

#artfair #contemporaryart #sculpture #heritage #play #creative #artforall

Ahead of the 12th edition of the @investeccapetown

Ahead of the 12th edition of the @investeccapetownartfair (21-23 February 2025), The Art Momentum met with the 10 artists selected for the SOLO section.

Addressing this year’s theme, ‘Playscapes: Shaping Worlds and Selves’, each of the artists’ works reveal the creative, imaginative, and transformative power of Play and its resonance on our lives and environments.

We start the interview series today with Brooklyn-based artist Justin Yoon, whose paintings and drawings invite us into surreal and melancholic dreamscapes where hyperstylised characters navigate themes of queerness, cultural hybridity, and introspective nostalgia.

Link to the full interview in our bio.

Image: Justin Yoon, ‘Dreaming is Free’
Courtesy @jyoonny and @jonathancarvermoore

#artfair #contemporaryart #paintings #drawings #southafrica #capetown #artforall

Aby Gaye s’est laissée transporter, et a suivi Ka

Aby Gaye s’est laissée transporter, et a suivi Kambui Olujimi dans ses pérégrinations vers un monde fait de chimères, d’agréables lévitations et de pertes de contrôle, qui ramènent pourtant à d’inévitables réalités.

Vous pouvez faire le voyage avec eux , en lisant le dernier article en ligne sur notre site .

Artwork : KAMBUI OLUJIMI , Star Walker , 2023, Aquarelle sur papier .

Cc @abyy.gaye
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#art #artwork #artpaper #contemporaryart #artlovers #artist #artoftheday #monday #dream #usa #instagood #instagram #nigeria #africa #diaspora

As we are preparing the next destination for Memor

As we are preparing the next destination for Memoria, let’s dig into Na Chainkua Reindorf ( @ncreindorf ) this Friday . The image was taken at The @museenational_cmr for Memoria Yaoundé.

According to Nkgopoleng Moloi , Na Chainkua Reindorf takes the centuries-long history of masking—which is related to dancing, storytelling, and weaving of materials into costumes—and uses its ideologies and methods to explore what she refers to as “(re)claiming agency in self-expression.

With « Bomi , second life » the Ghana 🇬🇭 born artist confronts history and reclaims the representation of slavery through the intimate act of casting her own face as
a Mascaron.

You can read the entire article by tapping on the link 🔗 in our Bio .

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#tgif #art #artoftheday #atwork #artinstallation #contemporaryart #sculpture #africa #ghana🇬🇭

For « Memoria: accounts of another History » exhib

For « Memoria: accounts of another History » exhibition, Carine Mansan Chowanek’s work is a reflection on the quest for spirituality, and an initiatory journey towards sisterhood against pain and oppression.

You can read about it by tapping on the link in our Bio .

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#art #artwork #contemporary #contemporaryart #africa #expo #artcollector #artgallery #instagood

For the “Memoria” exhibition at the Musée National

For the “Memoria” exhibition at the Musée National in Yaoundé, Roxane Mbanga ( @mbanga.mbanga.mbanga )questions the power that women hold over their bodies in the public space with her installation “Naked Underneath :Inhabiting nudity: when the garment reveals the body to affirm it better”.
You can read Landry Mbassi’s tribune about this creative work in the exhibition’s catalogue, by clicking on the link in our bio.

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#art #expo #artwork #installation #africa #cameroon🇨🇲 #expo #contemporaryart #tuesday #instagram

Très bonne année 2024 ! . . . . . . . .

Très bonne année 2024 !

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#art #contemporaryart #happynewyear #artcurator #artlover

Utiliser des prétextes métaphoriques dans un matér

Utiliser des prétextes métaphoriques dans un matériau tel que le collant, pour raviver la mémoire, questionner les identités, la féminité ainsi que nos humanités, c’est ce que fait Enam Gbewonyo,( @enamgd ) pour Memoria Yaoundé.
Vous pouvez lire la tribune de Patrick Ngouana ( @ngouanankennepatrick ) sur la travail de cette artiste dans la catalogue de l’exposition , en tapant sur le lien dans la description.

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Enam Gbewonyo’s ( @enamgd ) work for Memoria Yaoundé uses metaphorical pretexts in a material such as pantyhose to revive memory, question identities, femininity and our humanities.
You can read Patrick Ngouana’s article on this artist’s work in the exhibition catalogue, by clicking on the link in the description.

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#art #artwork #artist #expo #contemporaryart #africa #artcurator

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