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 […]
MEAK’s heart Mission report 2018.
MEAK Heart Mission Report M. P. Shah Hospital, Nairobi, January 24th – 3rd February, 2018 2017 MEAK are very happy to report yet another highly successful heart mission in conjunction with our loyal sponsors March to the Top. The mission was conducted for the second year running at the M.P Shah Hospital in Nairobi, in […]
ARTAFRICA magazine reports on the first ACASA triennial 2017 on African soil.
Article from ARTAFRICA : Continental Shift and Generational Drift. Arts Council of African Studies Association ( ACASA) update on its latest triennial in 2017 in Ghana. Valerie Kabov writes: “While in the global spotlight at present African contemporary art is still in the territory of achieving some ‘firsts’. This past August, Arts Council for African […]
On a medical mission in Kenya with MEAK
A successful fundraising campaign for a very successful medical mission in Merti, Kenya It is October 2017, in Merti, Kenya, a town in the middle of a desert-like landscape where the temperatures average up to 100 degrees under a blistering and relentless sun. Dee Belliere, the founder of MEAK, has gathered a […]
Last week of UNMASKED: What lies beneath the surface of things.
UNMASKED: EXHIBITION IN CHELSEA CELEBRATING AXIS GALLERY 20 YEAR OF SHOWING AFRICAN ART Seminal Cape Town artist, Sue Williamson’s photographic installation, Joyce Seipei – as a mother- Winnie Madikiza Mandela, 1988 at Axis Gallery which addresses the South Africa Truth And Reconciliation hearings is so timely. While it relates to the court appearance of Winnie Mandela […]
Contemporary African Art in the streets of New York during Performa 2017 week
SOUTH AFRICAN ART IN NEW YORK With Performa 2017 with its focus on South Africa in full swing in New York City this week there is much African art to see and not to miss. No need here to pay for a 14 hours plane fare to Joburg to discover the works of some of […]
I am donating my 60th birthday to raising money for an eye mission in Kenya
DISCOVER THROUGH MY PHOTOGRAPHS LIFE IN REMOTE PARTS OF KENYA HELP ME MAKE MEAK EYE MISSION IN KENYA CHANGE AS MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE. My 60th birthday is coming up on September 9th , two months from now and I have chosen to challenge myself. On October 1, 2017 I will join the MEAK […]
African Pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2017
Usually I like to go to see the Venice Biennale long after its late spring opening, any time from September to November. This year was different because several African artists whose work I own were going to be included either in the Biennale Pavilions or in side events. I wanted to meet up with […]
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