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Les Sapeurs of Congo
“As long as heaven and earth exist, the rules of fashion will never end” – The opening line of the prayer of Les Sapeurs. LA SAPE: Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (The Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People) According to La Sape legend, in 1922 a man named Andre Grenard Matsoua, returned home to Congo from Paris dressed as a French ‘Monsieur’.
TRUE Africa | Afrobeat
From your Wizkid’s to the new talents hungry for fame. All Afrobeat One to Watch: exclusive chat with FALANA ahead of Gidi Fest 2017Wizkid proves he's the biggest star in Africa with single Sweet Love and Sony dealAre you ready Lagos? Gidi Culture Festival gears up for its 4th edition CHECK OUT OUR FEATURED STORIES
TRUE Africa | Film
What’s happening across the continent – from the blockbusters to the auteurs and the YouTube shorts. All Film Freedom fighter Solomon Mahlangu celebrated in epic film KalushiLupita Nyong'o and Snoop Dogg endorse Get Out filmBest pictures backstage at the Oscars CHECK OUT OUR FEATURED STORIES
Bow Down: Lianne La Havas on Frida Kahlo
Lianne La Havas on Frida Kahlo For this special episode of Bow Down, Jennifer Higgie talks to the brilliant singer and songwriter Lianne La Havas about the influence of art – and in particular, Frida Kahlo – on her life and work. Bow Down – the podcast about significant female artists who deserve our attention – returns for season two. Presented by Jennifer Higgie. Jennifer Higgie is editor-at-large of frieze, based in London, UK.
The Instagram photos reframing Africa
Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo, wrote in 1960: “The day will come when history will speak… Africa will write its own history” – and although it is not through written words, a new generation of African photographers is showing the real issues that affect their people: from gentrification and sexuality, to evolving gender roles and globalisation. In this way, they are controlling the African narrative themselves.
The Emmett Till painting is not cultural appropriation
A painting of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old black boy murdered in 1955 after it was falsely claimed he flirted with a white woman, is causing furore in America. Why you ask? Was it gruesome? Is it a bad painting? No, everyone is protesting because it was painted by a white woman. I have a real issue with this. I am a black woman and, although I am not ‘African American’, I fail to understand why people in the black art community are so upset.
20 African photographers to look out for in 2017
2016 has been quite the year for contemporary African art. At the beginning of the year, the cultural institution that is The Amory Show, kick started the pro-African art movement and brought contemporary African artists and galleries to New York via its VOLTA NY edition. The Ghanian El Anatsui was the first African artist appointed as an honorary academician by London’s Royal Academy.
20 African photographers to look out for in 2018
2017 has been quite the year for contemporary African art! And the market just keeps going from strength to strength. We fell in love with many contemporary African artists from Toyin Ojih Odutola to Yaw Owusu to Ndidi Emefiele and more! And we are going photography crazy in Africa! It is not difficult to see why as artists capture the beauty, the grit and the rawness of our great continent.
20 African photographers you've probably never heard about
October 22, 2016 Lagos Photo Festival 2016 officially kicks off and will be running for a month from Saturday 21 October till 21st November 2016. Launched in 2010, it is currently the first and only international arts festival of photography in Nigeria and prides itself on showcasing the best photography talent the continent and diaspora have to offer.
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