Ethiopian Artist Elias Sime at James Cohan gallery, New York
Ethiopian artist Elias Sime first solo show in New York City A tour de force: Collages made from recycled electronic bits morph into majestic cityscapes. I am seeing more and more signs that African contemporary art is getting the attention of New York dealers. I was at a wedding in Boston when I learned from […]
African Photography at the Metropolitan Museum
This summer I had the good fortune to be asked to write an essay on the photographic work of Nigerian photographer George Osodi .As a result I found myself esconced in the Metropolitan Museum Watson Library doing research and struggling over each word of each sentence! This was not to be a blog post but […]
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 […]
South African artist, Robin Rhode at the Drawing Center
Drawing Waves The Drawing Center in Soho, New York is showing Robin Rhode new photographic sequence entitled, Breaking Waves, 2014-15, which whimsically depicts a young boy surfing in the sea.
African Design at the Vitra Design Museum
Breaking new ground: Contemporary Design from Africa. Life has changed a bit recently and I am reconnecting with my French past. I now spend some time during the summer months in a cute little bergerie nestled on a hill at the foot of the Luberon mountains. Surrounded by olive trees growing on terraces and with […]
Exhibition of African Artists:”Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner”
Contemporary African Artists at Richard Taittinger in New York city. One has to hand it to New York. There is no need to take a plane to be immersed in another culture. I was on my way to the Lower East Side to attend the opening of an exhibition on African artists at the Richard […]
INCORRUPTIBLE: A Documentary on the 2012 election in Senegal
The promise of African Youth: Y’en a Marre holds the government accountable by getting thousands of young people to register to vote. Produced by Edward Tyler Nahem and directed and co-produced by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, the film INCORRUPTIBLE documents the controversial presidential elections held in Senegal in 2012. Senegal was pitched into crisis when then sitting […]
Contemporary African Art comes to New York
I am finally drawing a breath after a hectic period of art fairs and art shows in New York. Art fairs seem to be a necessary evil though I confess it does bring out the worst in me. I am tempted to go through them, as I would leaf through an art book, quickly glancing […]
George Osodi: Nigeria Monarchs
George Osodi who is internationally famous for his powerful photographic series on the damage being done on the environment and life in the oil rich Niger delta, is now celebrating Nigerian cultural heritage. His new series Nigeria Monarchs on view in a splendid exhibition Royals & Regalia: Inside the palaces of Nigeria’s Monarchs at the Newark […]
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair in New York City
Contemporary African art at your door step: NOT TO BE MISSED: Come and see the galleries showing contemporary African art at 1:54 at Pioneers Works in Red Hook in Brooklyn from May 14 to May 17. The 1:54 team has put together a wonderful series of studio and museum visits and talks that are going to […]
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