Charles Okafor is recognised as one of the veteran actors in the Nollywood film industry. In 1996, he appeared in his first movie Domitilla and in 1999 rose to fame after starring in the blockbuster movie End of the Wicked. Since then, Okafor has won many African movie awards including Most Prominent Actor in Nigeria […]
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A cosmopolitan tourist hub and Kenya’s second largest city, Mombasa is the adventurous tourist’s exotic destination. Enjoying a well-known and long seafaring history, the city offers a firsthand taste of Africa. Mombasa’s beaches and resorts stretch for miles to the north and south of the mainland standing out for their palm-studded strands, fringed by brilliantly […]
From July 11 till August 25, 2018, WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery, Cape Town will present Dead Centre, an exhibition of recent work by contemporary South African artist Rowan Smith. With this latest body of work, Smith executes a number of strategies intended to exoticise the idea of whiteness in contemporary South Africa, removing the veil that allows it to […]
Gallery 1957, Accra presents motionEmotion, an exhibition of paintings, installation and performance by contemporary Nigerian artist Chidi Kwubiri. motionEmotion is the culmination of a lifelong dream of Chidi Kwubiri’s, in which he speaks to the power of music on the creative soul. The exhibition which features large canvases and two conceptual installations reflects on the spirit […]
Previously: A look at the history of mental health care in Nigeria and the development of perceptions. Part 1 of this article can be read [here]. Flashforward In pre-colonial and colonial times, those suffering from mental illness were stigmatised and became community outcasts. Attitudes towards mental illness have shifted, but not by much; mental illness […]
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In the cover art of his latest album, he is a king. He is poised on a horse, barefooted with his chest barely covered and his left hand firmly on the reigns. He is a king, and his crown, a gold-laced traditional cap reminds one of King Sunny Ade’s fashion aesthetics in his 30s. It’s […]
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From July 13 to September 22, 2018, Tyburn Gallery, London will present Intersection, a group exhibition featuring works by Gabriel Choto, Gabrielle Kruger and Neo Matloga. Gabriel Choto creates mixed media works on paper by combining the disciplines of printmaking and painting, finding new pathways into the painted image by taking cues from the surface quality produced by the […]
From July 19 to Sept 2, 2018, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery will present Common Place, a joint exhibition featuring recent works by Brazilian painter Sergio Lucena and South African pluridisciplinary artist Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi. It begins with a gaze of an inescapable faith— solitude. The artist succumbs to the emptiness of the matter despite a perpetual struggle to fill a […]
Power through, young man. Pain is for p*ssies. —Lori Silverbush (writer, filmmaker, activist, spouse of Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio) on the expectations of celebrity “bad boy” chefs Earlier this month, Anthony Bourdain ended his life just three days after Kate Spade ended hers. Both suffered from depression. So many words have been written […]
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On Wednesday, June 27th, the 2018 ART X Prize with Access consisting of a grant of N1,000,000 and a solo presentation at the ART X Lagos art fair this November, was awarded to Bolatito Aderemi-Ibitola. Her project, Scraps from Mama’s Floor was selected from three finalists including multi-disciplinary artist Ayo Akinwande and Williams Chet Chet by our […]
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