If you are in or close to London, love art and yet to see El Anatsui’s “Behind The Red Moon”, showing at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall; the exhibition ends on April 15, 2024
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Chicago, Illinois – Art21 is thrilled to announce a partnership with EXPO CHICAGO, the city’s premier showcase of contemporary and modern art galleries. Returning April 11-14, 2024, to Navy Pier's Festival Hall, EXPO CHICAGO 2024: “A Fusion of Art, Dialogue, and Inspiration” is a dynamic convergence of artistic expression, thought-provoking discussions, and interactive initiatives celebrating the city's rich cultural heritage while spotlighting the vibrant contemporary arts community.
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Contemporary Ethiopian/American Artist Tsedaye Makonnen was commissioned by MetLiveArts and featured as one of the two living artists in the Africa and Byzantium exhibition. The result is ASTRAL SEA, which speaks to themes of Slavery, Textiles and History
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There is a brand-new Nigerian art fair dedicated to supporting emerging artists that is coming up in Lagos from 22nd to 31st March, 2024. +234Art Fair is dedicated to nurturing and uplifting the burgeoning art industry in Nigeria by providing a platform that supports emerging artists and encourages art acquisition.
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Family Patriarch, Global Icon, Sculptor Extraordinaire, son of Ghana and a most Remarkable Human Being, Emeritus Prof. El Anatsui, marked eighty years of his lifetime on earth on Sunday, 4th February 2024 at Kwame Nkrumah Museum Accra, Ghana.
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On November 7 2023, the Biographical Documentary "DELA: The Making of El Anatsui" was screened during the 12th Anniversary Edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos, Nigeria. Here are the highlights of the event.
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The 25th Edition of The Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) holding at Lagos Freedom Park on November 13-19, 2023; promises to be a seven-day communal feast with top global literary giants.
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Max Hollein, Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, recently hosted members of The NY Foreign Press Center to a breakfast tour, and answered the burning question on every African fashionista’s mind.
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The Biographical Documentary "DELA: The Making of El Anatsui" has been selected to screen in the 12th Anniversary Edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). The screenings will take place in Lagos, Nigeria, scheduled to run from Nov. 5th-11th, 2023.
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World renowned contemporary artist and sculptor El Anatsui visited the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, where he was given a guided tour by MoMA curator and former student Ugochukwu Smooth Nzewi. He took in art exhibitions like "Emerging Ecologies", as well as others by artists like Mae-ling Lokko, Refik Anadol, and Ed Ruscha.
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The Musical Society of Nigeria Center otherwise called The MUSON Center, sits in Onikan Lagos and stands out as a cultural icon in the overall Nigeria art space. Mudiare Onobrakpeya reflects on the undeniable impact of its founder, Chief Akintola Williams at his funeral in Lagos. Thank you for The MUSON Center. Rest in peace Sir. From all art lovers and us at Africa-Related
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And with those words, The Brooklyn Museum took on the challenge thrown by the legendary Spike Lee - to curate his life's works as filmmaker and cultural icon, in an exhibition themed "Creative Sources"
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Tate Modern's #TurbineHall opened on October 11, 2023 with “Behind The Red Moon” by globally acclaimed sculptor El Anatsui who transformed the site-specific Hyundai Commission with shimmering bottle cap sculptures with messages about global trade, consumption, environment and history.
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NEW YORK CITY: Africa-Related caught up with musician Yusuf Hussein from Ghana. He and his vocalist played a short piece on his talking drum and sang in Hausa language extolling the virtues of doing good. (Video by Africa-Related)
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Mudiare Onobrakpeya reflects on ‘Ota Gbinowe’ by Bruce Onobrakpeya. It serves as a parable, urging us to look within ourselves for answers, learn from our past experiences, and make choices that align with the principles of wisdom and selflessness.
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Whey Ham is a new documentary narrated by Yahaya Maikori, an entertainment lawyer turned filmmaker and 'son of the soil', that investigates the global spread and undeniable impact of the Nok Culture - Africa's Oldest Civilisation.
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One of New York’s biggest art fairs designed to bring together global exhibitors
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Months before his 91st birthday on August 30, 2023, The High Museum of Art Atlanta hosted Bruce Onobrakpeya, the wood-carver’s son who’s life-long artistic journey sought to find a meeting point between The Mask & The Cross
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The Letters House of Watbridge Hotels, Uyo, came alive yesterday as Uyo Book Club, alongside eminent scholars, writers and intellectuals gathered to mark the 99th posthumous birthday memorial of Dr. James Ene Henshaw. The event was supported by Watbridge Hotels &Suites, Uyo and the James Ene Henshaw Foundation(JEHF).
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The name Khalil Gibran usually sparks a conversation about his popular 1923 book, The Prophet, but this world renowned Lebanese American author is also known as a powerful artist, poet and essayist.