Latest News in Black Art: Sanford Biggers, Willie Cole, Torkwase Dyson Elected to National Academy of Design, Curator Jade Powers Joins Birmingham Museum of Art, Aperture Magazine Puts Lens on Accra
Latest News in Black Art features updates and developments in the world of art and related culture From left, Willie Cole. | Photo by Zak Pontz, Courtesy of the artist; Torkwase Dyson. | Photo by Suzie Howell, Courtesy PACE Gallery; and Sanford Biggers. | Photo by Gioncarlo Valentine, Courtesy of the artist ...
On View: ADA / Contemporary Art Gallery in Accra, Ghana, Opens with Solo Exhibition of Collins Obijiaku
“Papa and Joshua” (2020) by Collins Obijiaku On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions A NEW COMMERCIAL GALLERY is opening in Accra, Ghana, on Oct. 15. Established by art advisor Adora Mba, ADA / Contemporary Art Gallery‘s inaugural exhibition features 17 portraits by emerging Nigerian artist Collins Obijiaku (born 1995). “Gindin Mangoro: Under...
Ghanaian Photographer Prince Gyasi: ‘I Usually Tell Stories Through My iPhone Lens and With the Use of Color’
TWENTY-FIVE YEAR OLDS are obsessed with their iPhones the world over. In this respect, Prince Gyasi is no different from his peers. It’s the nature of his obsession that sets him apart. He uses his phone to text and post on social media, but his main priority is taking pictures. Gyasi is an internationally...
