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 […]
Upcoming meanderings
After just a couple of weeks in New York I am off again to London to see the 1:54 African art fair. I will be arriving after everybody as I am stuck in New York being a good citizen by doing jury duty and visiting my mother who has Alzheimer’s and no longer knows […]
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 […]
Kenyan artist, Peterson Kamwathi has a solo show in New York City
A creative voice from Nairobi speaking up for good governance and peace Peterson Kamwathi , a contemporary artist from Kenya had his first solo show in New York City at the Volta art fair in March. ArtLabAfrica had been selected to show Kamwathi latest series “Positions”. This series came about as a reaction to the increasing […]
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