South Africa Mon 29-04-2013

Commune.1 is proud to announce Greg Streak’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, ‘Seeing red, feeling blue’. Streak’s sculptures present the illusion of possibility and hope, however through various interventions they proceed to pull the rug from under the viewer’s feet dispelling all former optimism. 2 May - 30 May 2013 Read more

International Thu 18-04-2013
Surveys (from the Cape of Good Hope) by Jane Alexander
Press Release | Museum for African Art, New York

Alexander's figures are, in many ways, emblems of monstrosity, but they are curiously beautiful. Her creatures expose the human animal for all it is and all it could become. Though clearly concerned with social issues, her sculptural installations and photographs do not judge, nor do they convey a particular political or moral standpoint. Starting on the 18th April - 29th July 2013. In... Read more

International Wed 17-04-2013

Premiering 22 April 2013 on Al Jazeera English on Artscape, The New African Photography looks at this fast-changing continent through the eyes of its most acute observers: its photographers. Few regions remain as photographically misrepresented as Africa, but this six-part series profiles the continent’s latest generation of photographers, who are taking back control of their image with a more... Read more

Zimbabwe Tue 16-04-2013
Dana Whabira's Suspended in Animation
A review by A.A.V. Amasi | AfricanColours.com

With this new Harare exhibition Whabira is showing Zimbabwe why she is emerging as the Queen of African experimental art. The work is always the same with objects representing humans however the thematic structure is different. In “Kiss Kiss” mannequins represented infidelity whilst in “Suspended in Animation” the metallic objects are a representation of oppressed workers Read more

Kenya Mon 15-04-2013
Florence Muthanga's Chicken
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Charcol on paper drawing on sale! Florence Muthanga, The Chicks. Charcol on paper, 83 x 268 cm, 2012. This charcol on paper drawing shows the substance beneath the fluff and the fierce curiousity in the eyes of the birds. Read more

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