
Kehinde Wiley Goes To Paris
The American artist says he wants to tackle Françafrique; to turn it on its head. But in the process, he can't help repeat stereotypes and artificial divisions.

The American artist says he wants to tackle Françafrique; to turn it on its head. But in the process, he can't help repeat stereotypes and artificial divisions.

The film, "Veejays," comes across as an earnest attempt to learn about the ways people are remixing dominant culture industries to make their own.

The posters are tied to the Ghanaian and Nollywood film industries that emerged in the late 1980s.

The London Olympics, the Africa Utopia symosium and London's "Festival of the World with Mastercard."

For our traveling readers , here are a list of Africa-related exhibitions and readings this summer taking place in a wide range of cities around the world.

The pick of summer 2012's shows and parties in New York City.

Africa-focused sci-fi films redirects science fiction so that it becomes a fissure in which new subjects can be seen and heard. One question, however, is who makes these films.

A part of Harlem's ballroom scene gets a makeover and a much needed funding injection and international exposure.



This online exhibition provides an overview of the transit of East Africans into Diaspora communities within the Indian Ocean world, and their various settlements among Arabic, Indian, Persian and Asian communities.

Plays, operas, children's events, participatory performances by audiences, and even some “open society” speeches lit up the Tunisian capital in defiance of religious extremists.

It's very hard to figure out what the soldiers who took power in a coup in Mali, have in store for the country. Or if they even have a plan.



The popular Kudurista, Titica, is one of the the top stars of this growing Angolan dance music form.


