Not Just for Skull T-shirts Anymore
November 18, 2008 10:46 AM Subscribe
Inspired by the 88-artist exhibition Africa Remix, Juxtapoz magazine's most recent issue is almost entirely dedicated to contemporary African artists. Highlights include Pieter Hugo's Nollywood photo series, Diane Victor's Smoke Portraits, Abu Bakarr Mansarray's crazy machine sketches, Ransome Stanley's oil paintings, Mikhael Subotzky's prison photography, Wangechi Mutu's collages, Cheri Cherin's large-scale political canvases, and Jane Alexander's human/animal sculptures.
Between the amazing graffiti you see in Senegal and hand-painted Ghanaian movie posters, I'm surprised Juxtapoz hasn't focused on Africa sooner. Although I guess their broadened scope isn't really news.
Between the amazing graffiti you see in Senegal and hand-painted Ghanaian movie posters, I'm surprised Juxtapoz hasn't focused on Africa sooner. Although I guess their broadened scope isn't really news.
Yeah, wow. Better than their usual stuff, and I like their usual stuff.
posted by kozad at 11:45 AM on November 18, 2008
posted by kozad at 11:45 AM on November 18, 2008
Juicy post! But I've been looking forward to this show coming to the Hayward for yonks, so I think I'll save the links until after I've seen the work in the flesh come February.
Also, I wonder how long it'll take for folk to start claiming that "Africa is the new China", driving these artists' prices to nutty levels?
posted by jack_mo at 1:57 PM on November 18, 2008
Also, I wonder how long it'll take for folk to start claiming that "Africa is the new China", driving these artists' prices to nutty levels?
posted by jack_mo at 1:57 PM on November 18, 2008
Arse, I couldn't resist clicking a couple: Diane Victor's stuff looks like it could be really interesting. (I can't wait for the future when the Ultramonitor 9000 and Web 10.0 make looking at art online work properly.)
posted by jack_mo at 2:05 PM on November 18, 2008
posted by jack_mo at 2:05 PM on November 18, 2008
really interesting stuff, thanks for the post, pinothefrog.
posted by madamjujujive at 8:27 PM on November 18, 2008
posted by madamjujujive at 8:27 PM on November 18, 2008
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