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 […]
Kuona trust: A collective model to teaching art in Nairobi
A collective approach to teaching art in Nairobi, Kenya. After my meeting with at ARTLabAFrica with artist Beatrice Wanjiku and David Thuku, I went with David to check out Kuona Trust which I had heard so much about and where David had a studio space. Set in a green part of town the artists’ studios […]
Emerging art scene in Nairobi. Part I
Meeting up with artists Beatrice Wanjiku and David Thuku at ARTLabAFrica in Nairobi. African contemporary art is gaining serious traction in Europe – lots of galleries, exhibitions, and an art fair were scheduled to show work from African artists this fall in London, and another art fair in November in Paris. That is really exciting. […]
Interview with Kenyan artist Beatrice Wanjiku
Beatrice Wanjiku as a female artist breaks away from Kenyan traditional expectations, in her art and in her life. The Quintessence of Loneliness III, 2016 Beatrice Wanjiku was born in the Ngong Hills near Nairobi in 1978. She did her art training at the Nairobi’s Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts from which she graduated […]
African Art Fair 1:54 is back for the second time in New York
In May The African Art Fair 1:54 was again with us New Yorkers in Red Hook, Brooklyn at Pioneer Works. The mix of artists was different than last year making the fair an opportunity for discoveries for New Yorkers and I found works that peeked my interest. It was very well attended and therefore a […]
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; […]
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