Keyword: African Art

Thousands of royal artifacts of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, were taken by French colonists in the 19th century for collection and display in...

Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and...

How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...

In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African...

There is an interlinking history of violent European colonialism and the cultural legacy of ethnographic collections in institutions. This...

Germany holds the largest collection of Cameroonian cultural objects in the world in its Ethnological museums. One important piece is 'Mandu Yenu'...

BURKINABÈ RISING: the art of resistnace in Burkina Faso showcases creative nonviolent resistance in Burkina Faso. A small, landlocked country in...

A peaceful neighborhood, a peaceful home, a peaceful couple who is about to celebrate the arrival of their new piece collection of African Art.

In Algeria, pottery is different from one region to another, the result of the various influences it has undergone throughout history. If the...

“African art” is taking new form in Kenya, as an active community of African creatives are pushing innovation. One 3D artist in particular turns...

Exploring the repatriation of African Art and how it stolen loot was reframed ar African art by art dealers

African masks in performance: The spectacular masks of the Winiama people in the rural village of Ouri, in Burkina Faso, perform to reenact the...

Commemorating the 1986 Tunis-Paris exhibition Privileged Spaces and Times: French-Speaking Intellectual Production in Tunisia, Sarah Maldoror’s...

The history of art in Ethiopia. The film emphasizes the styles, materials, etc. ofpaintings on walls and roofs of ancient churche