African Fashion Is Being Celebrated. But Where Is the Investment?
With a new wave of museums and colleges exploring the importance of African fashion history, focus on investment is now critical.
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Precious Face Art You’ll Find Absolutely Unbelievable
"Explore The Craftistry to watch Jo Steel bring body paint, makeup, and special effects masterpieces to life." ...
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The Art Institute surveys the culture of Panafrica
The Art Institute’s massive survey wrestles with this vastness by bringing together a broad swath of African and Black art that reflects the beauty and nuance of the African story. Pan-Africanism, the ...
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INDIGENOUS A&E: Vintage portraits, speechless art, red on stage, language portraits
In his studio, Matsura made detailed portraits of the Indigenous people of the region. Now a century later, his work is ...
A D.C. artist’s glowing monuments to Black lives
Tsedaye Makonnen’s ethereal pillars at the African Art Museum pay tribute to victims of violence and the perils of migration.