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Back in New York, an African Art Fair Relishes the Sense of Place
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is returning for its 10th year in New York, an event one collector described as “a ...
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Yé ! | Water! from Guinea’s Circus Baobab at NYUAD The Arts Center
Water! by Guinea’s Circus Baobab, a high-energy fusion of contemporary West African circus, hip hop, and environmental ...
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Sebé Kan: A glimpse of West African art
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Next month, the Sebé Kan West African Dance and Music concert returns to the Newmark Theater. We sat down with the founder of the dance company to learn more about the ...
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MOWAA’s fundraiser blends art, culture, call for local support
Art enthusiasts and patrons gathered on Tuesday, April 8, for an exclusive fundraising dinner in Lagos, celebrating the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and the return of the Nigeria Pavilion ...
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National Gallery of Art Plans Digital Reforms for Art Preservation
Media personnel and artists gathered in Lagos for a walkthrough of art collections at the National Gallery of Art, led by the visiting Director-General, Mr. Ahmed Sodangi, and his delegation. The ...
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MOWAA woos local investors, raises $25m
The Executive Director, Museum of West African Art, Phillip Ihenacho, has appealed for local investment in the facility, noting that although MOWAA has raised $25m, mostly from international ...
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Author creates a comic book that is fun but not funny
Not a government website or a big book no one would read but something the everyday person would read. We needed a comic book. A graphic novel. We needed ‘Maritime Domain Awareness Man.’” Tomb ...
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How homecoming became West Africa’s Premier mid-year cultural event
Over the last decade and a half, West Africa’s reputation as a credible ... fashion, sport, and arts festival in Lagos, Nigeria, founded by culture connector, Grace Ladoja MBE.
Highlights from Met Gala exhibit: A look at Black style gives prominent voice to emerging designers
"Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" is the first Costume Institute exhibit to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the ...
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New Orleans Museum of Art displays West African masquerade society suits
The New Orleans Museum of Art just opened “New African Masquerades ... who create ensembles for masquerading societies in West Africa. If one were looking for similarities to local Black ...
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‘Joana Choumali: Languages of West African Marketplaces’ Review: A Poignant Question Between the Threads of Fast Fashion
When walking into the “Languages of West African Marketplaces” exhibit located in the University Research Gallery at the Harvard Art Museums, the bright thread of the exhibit quickly jumps out ...
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The Plague Archives: Maya Gurantz incorporates dance, video, performance, text and installation, which she deploys to examine ...