Monday, January 14th, 2013
The Discovery Channel and the BBC have joined forces to produce a new seven part series entitled, Africa. The series is four years in the making and brings together stunning footage of the landscapes and animals within the continent. The first episode focuses on the Kalahari Desert, while later ones will capture the wildlife in
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
Namsa Leuba is a Guinean-Swiss photographer who is occupied with merging two aesthetic traditions in her artwork. Leuba’s photographs for NY Magazine’s recent (and annual) “Fashion Issue” (also featured on the magazine’s new fashion blog The Cut), are...
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
Some ongoing exhibitions of interest: Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art with African Cosmos: Stella Arts until December 9 This exhibition traces the development of “cultural astronomy” in Africa’s various regions, focusing on Mali, in the...
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
The long running art show, Printemps des Arts, held in La Marsa, a wealthier suburb of Tunisia, was the site of riots and attacks against art that incited the religious rancor among Salafi fundamentalists. On June 10,...
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
The musical group, The Very Best is a tandem between Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and London based producer Johan Hugo. Both met and live in London. AIAC has dedicated several posts to their music. From scanning a...
Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Mutua Matheka is a young Kenyan photographer who has taken it upon himself to re-visualize the city of Nairobi through the lens of the camera. To him, Nairobi has been ill abused by contemporary photographers who have...
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