Comme moi, Josèfa Ntjam est une enfant de la diaspora. Comme moi, c’est une métisse culturelle « franco-africaine » qui, au gré de ses rencontres, n’a certainement pas échappé aux questions de savoir d’où elle venait (vraiment). Pourtant, existe-t-il un…
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Hybridization, syncretism, interbreeding: these three words come to mind when you dive into the radiant universe of Barbara Asei Dantoni, three words which express precisely how much her “totem creations” are the meeting-point of several dimensions in perpetual interaction. They…
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“Not only did bodies tend to indicate a world beyond themselves, but this movement beyond their own boundaries, a movement of boundary itself, appeared to be quite central to what bodies are.*” – Judith Butler Lulama Wolf’s practice is formulated…
Read MoreMous Lamrabat: Photographs from the Middle of Everywhere
We are no strangers to the sometimes-nameless photographs that surge the internet, those images that invite collective awe and depart from the exclusive realms of fine art to make their way to the very public domains of the world wide…
Read MoreART X Lagos and the African Digital Revolution
Over the past 18 months of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the art world has engaged widely with digital platforms in ways that have created more visibility for artists, art professionals, institutions, and even a boom in innovative online exhibitions and…
Read MoreSkoto Gallery: The Dynamics of Success
Born in Ahoada, River State, Nigeria, Skoto Aghahowa is the founder of New York-based Skoto Gallery. Since 1992, he and his wife, Alix du Serech, have been working consistently to promote the work of artists from Africa, while also opening…
Read MoreSamallie Kiyingi: The Universal Language of Contemporary Art
Samallie Kiyingi is a lawyer by training and an art collector by passion. Her collection focuses on elevating the work of African artists, which she achieves not only through her support for institutions but by directly supporting the artists themselves.…
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