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August 11, 2020
Steve McQueen’s New Work About the Mangrove Nine
Unlike most video artists, Steve McQueen has taken his work to settings outside the context of art galleries and museums and into movie theatres around the world. Now his latest work will see him working in a new format; television. That work is a five-part anthology series focused on London’s West Indian community called Small Axe, and even though it won’t release until 25 September,......
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The series of bronze statues by Wangechi Mutu that currently adorns the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s facade is scheduled to be on public display until early November. But two of the four pieces, The Seated I and The Seated III, will remain at the museum long after the exhibition closes as a part of its collections, the Met announced yesterday. “Sometimes when you do......
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FASHION

Culture & Travel, Fashion, Lifestyle, Luxury
Aimas: Celebrating Individuality through Fashion
Lagos-based Tayo Shonekan deviated from a career in engineering to establish herself as a leading fashion...

Art, Fashion, Lifestyle, News
Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago
From 29 February to May 10, 2020, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) will present Seeing Chicago...

Art, Design, Fashion, Lifestyle
In Conversation with Claire Idera
Claire Idera is a creative entrepreneur dedicated to the development of art and design in Africa....

CULTURE & TRAVEL

Art, Culture & Travel, News
First look at David Adjaye’s Planned Museum for Benin City
The British Museum and Ghanaian-born London architect David Adjaye are working with Nigerian organisations to lay...

Art, Culture & Travel, News, Video
Mam Esther Turns 85 Today
Today, Ndebele artist and national icon Dr Esther Mahlangu affectionately named Mam Esther celebrates her 85th...

Art, Culture & Travel, News
Cameroonian Curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Awarded Berlin’s Highest State Award
The Berlin Senate has conferred its highest award The Order of Merit of Berlin to Bonaventure...

Architecture, Architecture & Design, Art, Culture & Travel, News, Travel
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Tools in Gabon that May Rewrite Our Understanding of Humankind’s History in Central Africa
Archaeologists have dated stone tools from Lopé National Park in Gabon to 620,000 to 850,000 years...

Art, Culture & Travel, News, Travel
Historic Tunisian Items Withdrawn from Paris Auction after Heritage Body Claims Works Left Country Illegally
A Paris-based auction house has withdrawn more than 100 historic Tunisian items from an online sale...

Lifestyle, Travel
7 Tourist Attractions in Angola
Angola, the largest country in Africa, leaves tourists in awe with its abundant attractions and scenic...
MUSIC

Music, News, Video
Mory Kanté: African Music Star Dies Aged 70
Mory Kanté (March 29, 1950 – May 22, 2020) was an acclaimed Guinean vocalist and player...

Art, Music, Performing Arts, Podcast
DAP The Contract: Everybody Falls in the Summer
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and growing up in a musical family, Dolapo Akinkugbe (DAP) started playing...

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Hennessy Artistry Marks 10th Anniversary Concert in Grand Style
Over the past decade, Hennessy has been a key driver in promoting music, discovering new talent...