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The 8th edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is almost here
Over 30 exhibitors from 17 countries will participate in a new blended online and offline model for the upcoming 1-54 London fair. Among them, 27 exhibitors will display physical..
In conversation with Enfant Précoce | From Parisian museums, to dance, to tatoo art
He was 24 years old when he started painting. His name is Francis Essoua Kalu, but people shall probably remember him as Enfant Précoce. He’s the nephew of the Cameroonian plasti..
‘Living Grains’ | Ibrahim Mahama’s first solo exhibition in Rome
Ibrahim Mahama (b. 1987, Tamale, Ghana) presents its first solo exhibition, Living Grains, at the Fondazione Giuliani. The show includes a range of newly commissioned artworks, i..
‘Water Life’ | Aïda Muluneh explores and highlights water crisis
Water shortage and lack of access to clean water are crucial issues that affect the lives of milions of people around the world, with a particularly devastating impact on the liv..
Berlin Biennale | We don’t need another review
You know it’s Biennale season because there’s an uneasy air of low-key artsy sophistication everywhere. As expected, Berlin desperately wants to remain the coolest Art Metropolis..
Contemporary art and Africa in Rome | ‘I is An Other – Be the Other’ exhibition preview
“What first drives your existence, what gets you out of your cave and beyond what you’ve already seen and what you already know, is the need for another. Eiher way, for or agains..
Who is scared of the black man? | Documenta 14 exhibition in Kassel | Installation (Re)view
Adam Szymczyk, Artistic Director of the quinquennial documenta 14 must be relieved now that it’s finally over. The biggest deal (ehm, exhibition) in contemporary art is tradition..
Art Afrique at the Louis Vuitton Fondation | Discussing African art, Italy and monkey noises with Lilian Thuram
As the years go by, it feels as if Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien was blessed by time with that same never-aging look he had when playing with Blues, Parma, Juventus and France. World..