BEAUTE CONGO at the Fondation Cartier
After being in London for the 1:54 art fair I rushed off to Paris for a couple of days to look at sinks and faucets for a little house that I am renovating in France. To my surprise I found out the exhibition at the Fondation Cartier, Beauté Congo- 1926-2015 that opened in July had […]
Contemporary African Art: 1:54 greeted with enthusiasm in London
Diverse and manageable Art fair! What can be better..as far as art fairs go. The Contemporary African Art fair 1:54, the brainchild of Tourai El Glaoui, took place in London a couple weeks ago for its third London edition at the Somerset House. The word was clearly out that it was the place to be; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hassan Hajjaj: An Inventive Fusion of time and culture
I met Hassan Hajjaj at a casual dinner given by Christa Clarke who was hosting a few guests at the occasion of the opening of two photographic exhibitions at the Newark museum: Hassan Hajjij ‘s My Rock Stars and Georges Osodi’s Royals & Regalia. The curator of African arts at the Newark museum, Christa Clarke […]
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