Tag Archives: Africa
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Teaching with El Anatsui
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Teaching with El Anatsui
El Anastui, one of my favorite artists from season 6, is in some ways an educator’s dream. His sculptures and installations reference history, culture and memory while simultaneously exploring the possibilities of found materials and different processes for making art. And while Anatsui is best known for his stunning, draped metal sculptures, there is more to the work with than meets the eye… and that’s quite a bit to begin with.
No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation
No Preservatives | Looking Back to Nigeria: Ben Osaghae’s Critical Observations [Part III]
No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation
No Preservatives | Looking Back to Nigeria: Ben Osaghae’s Critical Observations [Part III]
In this five-part series, Richard McCoy looks back on his recent trip to Nigeria through the lens of artists working in the area.
No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation
No Preservatives | Looking Back to Nigeria [Part I]
No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation
No Preservatives | Looking Back to Nigeria [Part I]
In this five-part series, Richard McCoy looks back on his recent trip to Nigeria through the lens of artists working in the area.
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio |Storm Janse van Rensburg
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio |Storm Janse van Rensburg
Storm Janse van Rensburg is a South African curator and Senior Curator of the Goodman Gallery group currently based in Cape Town (CT), South Africa. Van Rensburg began his …
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Siemon Allen
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Siemon Allen
Siemon Allen is a South African artist who currently lives and works in the United States. He received his MFA from Natal Technikon (now Durban Institute of Technology) and was …
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio | Juozas Cernius
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio | Juozas Cernius
Juozas Cernius is a Canadian visual artist based in Toronto. He has received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004) and his BFA from Concordia …
Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print
Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Ink | Notes from a Transforming Democracy: South African Prints
Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print
Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Ink | Notes from a Transforming Democracy: South African Prints
As interest in William Kentridge’s work has grown over the past decade, so has interest in South African art as a whole. Printmaking is a central component of the cultural …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Teaching with William Kentridge
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Teaching with William Kentridge
There are many reasons to teach with the art of William Kentridge, and as we get closer to the premiere of Art21’s new film, William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible, airing …
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Loul Samater
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Loul Samater
Loul Samater is a Somali artist born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but currently based in Beaufort, South Carolina. She came to the U.S. in 1994 to complete the …
