The First Gallery Show Dedicated to Previously Unseen Works Capturing Life Under Colonial Rule in Ghana
January 15, 2024
The First Gallery Show Dedicated to Previously Unseen Works Capturing Life Under Colonial Rule in Ghana.
UNVEILING THE SHADOWS OF THE PAST: THE HIDDEN ICON OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN AFRICA’ BY J. K. BRUCE-VANDERPUIJE AT EFIE GALLERY DUBAI
January 15, 2024
Efie Gallery announces its representation of the estate of the late Ghanaian photographer J. K. Bruce-Vanderpuije, a pivotal yet under-recognised figure in 20th-century African photography..
How I Made This: Theresah Ankomah’s Repurposed Produce Baskets
December 22, 2023
Theresah Ankomah’s monumental and immersive artworks put a new spin on West African basket-making traditions..
First gallery show dedicated to Ghanaian photography pioneer will display previously unseen works capturing life under colonial rule
December 18, 2023
First gallery show dedicated to Ghanaian photography pioneer will display previously unseen works capturing life under colonial rule.
CIRCA PRESENTS ‘GONE? ’BY CULT LONDON-BASED NIGERIAN ARTIST, SLAWN
December 7, 2023
Heralding their entrance into the African content, CIRCA presents GONE?, a site-specific study on the theme of hope by Nigerian-born, London-based artist Slawn..
The Family-Run Photo Studio That Chronicled A Century Of Ghanaian History
October 25, 2023
Following the unification of various Soninke tribes, in around 300 CE the Empire of Ghana took shape north west of what is now the country, traversing current-day Mauritania, Senegal and Mali’.
OLAOLU SLAWN CREATES FOR THE COMMUNITY
October 23, 2023
Hypebeast caught up with London’s hottest artist and coffee shop owner to discuss his latest venture with FLANNELS X and his dream of selling houses on ‘Selling Sunset.’.
Beau Beaus: Where your favourite rapper gets their coffee
October 23, 2023
Viral artist and Virgil Abloh collaborator Slawn made his name disrupting the art world. Now he’s disrupting the café scene with Central Cee-approved iced lattes.
1-54 LONDON 5 BOOTHS TO SEE
October 23, 2023
This year’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair features 62 international exhibitors, one-third of which are from the African continent and 14 galleries participating at the fair’s London edition for the very first time..
The Best Booths at 2023 Edition of London’s 1-54 Fair
October 23, 2023
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opened its 11th London edition at Somerset House on Thursday, bringing together an impressive 62 exhibitors from 32 countries..
El Anatsui — from eating Tate & Lyle sugar in Ghana to filling Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
October 10, 2023
El Anatsui — from eating Tate & Lyle sugar in Ghana to filling Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall.
El Anatsui/Turbine Hall review – miracles in gleaming gold made from recycled rubbish
October 10, 2023
From a distance it looks ugly and apocalyptic, like a burned-out curtain. But approach the biggest of the three hangings dropping from the heights of Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall and a miracle begins..
Victor Ekpuk’s Latest Exhibition “INTERwoven TEXTures” Takes the Middle East
October 9, 2023
Showing in Dubai’s Efie Gallery, the exhibition marks the Nigerian-American artist’s first solo show in the region, bringing his work on Nsibidi to a new audience..
El Anatsui Builds Monumental Art From Daily Life
October 9, 2023
As his newest sculptures fill Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, the Ghanaian artist is returning to his roots and thinking about his legacy..
A ‘Cross-Fertilization of Ideas’: El Anatsui on the Growing Spotlight on Non-Western Art and Bringing Up the Next Generation of Ghana’s Art Stars
October 4, 2023
The Accra-based artist is preparing for a major commission at the Tate Modern in London, which opens this fall..