In the years after World War II, a series of global shifts, including African decolonization and the U.S. civil rights movement, led artists to explore a new politics of form, synthesizing and integrating different visual and cultural traditions. This spring, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present “African Modernism in America,” the first traveling survey to examine the diverse aesthetic strategies, and complex relationships, between African artists and American artists, scholars, patrons and cultural organizations.
Tate Modern announces El Anatsui for its 2023 Hyundai commission (taking over the Turbine Hall from 10 October 2023-14 April 2024). We revisit our 2019 profile
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A long piece appeared in the Financial Times on Friday, November 4, 2022. Captioned “The Benin Bronzes and the road to restitution,” it tried to put in context the importance of the Digital Benin initiative.