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Ken'Art Blog
1M ago
As interest in contemporary African art continues to grow, we identified several events that are worth visiting in January. From Cape Town to Amsterdam, we’ve got you covered with a quick guide of what to discover this month. So, we’ve rounded up our favorite events of January featuring African and Africa related art practices and projects.Solo Exhibitions
Muzae Sesay: Born on the Earth is still on view at Tiwani Contemporary in London, United Kingdom until January 18, 2025
Born on the Earth is an ongoing, psycho-geographic assessment of the Earth we are placed onto and thus acts as a reflect ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
2M ago
As interest in contemporary African art continues to grow, we identified several events that are worth visiting in December. From Lyon to London, we’ve got you covered with a quick guide of what to discover this month. So, we’ve rounded up our favorite events of December featuring African and Africa related art practices and projects.Exhibitions
Helen Evans Ramsaran: Strange Fruit is still on view at Welancora Gallery in New York, United States until January 4, 2025
Created in response to the history of lynchings and the utilization of the woods and forest as sites of terrorist activity in th ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
2M ago
Sammy Baloji is a Congolese photographer who grew up in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region rich in valuable minerals. His work depicts the exploitation of human and natural resources through forced mining labor during the colonial era. He uses photographic archives to reimagine this complex history, and reflect on the colonial legacies of photography. In doing so, he encourages the viewers to rethink the ways in which they see the past and the present.
“Photography arrived in Congo, or even in Africa, through colonial expeditions and photography helped a lo ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
2M ago
As interest in contemporary African art continues to grow, we identified several events that are worth visiting in June. From Johannesburg to London, we’ve got you covered with a quick guide of what to discover this month. So, we’ve rounded up our favorite events of June featuring African and Africa related art practices and projects.Solo Exhibitions
Syowia Kyambi: Kaspale is still open at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute in Nairobi, Kenya until June 30, 2023
Drawn from the ongoing Kaspale project, the works in the exhibition include photography, video, sculpture, multimedia installatio ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
2M ago
As interest in contemporary African art continues to grow, we identified several events that are worth visiting in August. From Cape Town to New York, we’ve got you covered with a quick guide of what to discover this month. So, we’ve rounded up our favorite events of August featuring African and Africa related art practices and projects.Solo Exhibitions
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré: World Unbound is still on view at MoMA in New York, United States until August 13, 2022
The first survey of Frédéric Bruly Bouabré’s work, and the first exhibition at MoMA devoted to an Ivorian artist, World Unbound spa ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
3M ago
As interest in contemporary African art continues to grow, we identified several events that are worth visiting in November. From Atlanta to Dakar, we’ve got you covered with a quick guide of what to discover this month. So, we’ve rounded up our favorite events of November featuring African and Africa related art practices and projects.Exhibitions
Josèfa Ntjam: swell of spæc(i)es is still on view at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia in Venice, Italy until November 24, 2024
swell of spæc(i)es will unfold a new creation myth shaped by ancient and emergent ways of conceiving the universe. Withi ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
4M ago
In recent years, various African artists have explored themes of Afrofuturism and surrealism, using digital collage and photomontage to create works that bridge fantasy with reality. They also incorporate traditional and historical events in order to connect those from the black diaspora with their forgotten African ancestry. Some of their art pieces are clearly evoking issue of race or depicting a more subtle undercurrent related to race. While using racially charged imagery, they portray black bodies in a new light with elements of poetry and pop culture in their work.Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
4M ago
As interest in contemporary African art continues to grow, we identified several events that are worth visiting in October. From Nairobi to Paris, we’ve got you covered with a quick guide of what to discover this month. So, we’ve rounded up our favorite events of October featuring African and Africa related art practices and projects.Exhibitions
Grada Kilomba: Opera to a Black Venus is still on view at Staatliche Kunsthalle in Baden-Baden, Germany until October 20, 2024
The first comprehensive institutional solo exhibition in Germany of the internationally renowned artist, author and thinker ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
4M ago
Over the last decade, textile artists have used their medium to weave intricate stories about their family and community. They view their art as a form of cultural archeology that allows them to strip the layers that have accumulated throughout history. In doing so, they create a dialogue between the artwork and the viewer, informed by cultural influences and personal narratives. This serves as a symbol of memory, linking generations of viewers with threads of shared interests.
While some African artists create works only with textiles, others choose to include fabrics to give depth or draw a ..read more
Ken'Art Blog
4M ago
As interest in contemporary African art continues to grow, we identified several events that are worth visiting in September. From Lagos to Cape Town, we’ve got you covered with a quick guide of what to discover this month. So, we’ve rounded up our favorite events of September featuring African and Africa related art practices and projects.Solo Exhibitions
Lady Skollie: Groot Gat is still on view at Norval Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa until September 15, 2024
In her homecoming exhibition, Groot Gat, Lady Skollie honours her San, Khoi, and Griqua heritage by creating a fantasy world t ..read more