This exhibition showcases female and non-binary artists that engage Incantations as a methodology in their various practices to create and formulate their own bodies of work. Pertinent in these works is how each artist intervenes in conventional representations of the female and queer body. This exhibition works with this definition
Mirroring their philosophical, sociopolitical, and spiritual connections to their home countries, African artists have long reshaped the fashion industry through wearable art.
Olasunkanmi Akomolehin sat down with Omenai to have a conversation about what inspires his art, the wonder that goes into his practice, and the emotions he conveys in his work.
Inzalo Yelanga, 2023, Hand-carved super wood block mix, 184 x 136 x 4 cm Courtesy of Unit London Unit London announces Inzalo Ye Langa: Birthplace of the Sun, a new solo show with one of South Africa’s young emerging artists, Sthenjwa Luthuli, opening July 25th. Inspired by African history and
There is a growing interest in the appreciation and collection of African art, locally and globally. Collectors from all over the world are increasingly looking to add African art to their collections for this reason.
Michael Armitage is one of the most important painters of the present day. He gained recognition with large-scale paintings that depict figures in somnambulistic landscapes. In them, paint is applied in several layers, scraped off, and reworked anew. Armitage’s motifs are marked by history and current political events. He studies
Regardless of the brewing questions of direction, the first and most important thing to do in a gallery is to look at the art.
Against the backdrop of persistent violence against queer and BIPOC communities, it is important to celebrate queer joy with fierceness and newness. More than just a keen observer of their immediate (and physical) world, South African-based artist Mercy Thokozane Minah creates work that is insistent and persistent about tenderness.
Emmanuel Awuni has titled his solo show with Copperfield after Maya Angelou’s autobiography, ‘I know why the caged bird sings.’ Like Angelou, Awuni is a poet. His first notes on the exhibition are in the form of lyrics or poetry. Angelou was known for her resistance and her realisation
Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art presents the first major solo exhibition by British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong. Working in film, sculpture, installation, sound, collage, music and performance, Achiampong draws on his shared and personal heritage to explore class, gender, the intersection between popular culture and the residues of colonisation. His work
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