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Okwui Enwezor Pioneered a New Kind of Global Exhibition

Through ambitious shows staged around the world, the curator raised the profile of African art and photography.

Bisi Silva Changed the Way We See African Photography

Through her ambitious curating, writing, and teaching in Africa and beyond, Silva was a force for change in contemporary art.

Bamako Revisited

The legacy of Mali’s influential photography biennial.

In Cape Town, A New Destination for African Art

Asserting black identity, photographers take center stage at a bold new museum.

The Sound of Defiance

How can listening to images reveal the visual histories of the African diaspora?

The Midcentury Style

Fatoumata Diabate’s traveling studio revives the golden age of Malian studio portraiture.

In Rwanda and Europe, Images of Creativity and Survival

An intimate conversation with filmmaker Amelia Umuhire.

The Unsung Hero of South African Photography

In searing and poetic images, Andrew Tshabangu chronicles Johannesburg in the age of democracy.

Can African Critics Rewrite the Story of African Photography?

Two writers speak about the influential role—and responsibility—of art criticism in Africa today.

A Readymade World in the Heart of the Country

In a studio outside of Cape Town, photographer Nico Krijno refashions sculpture and performance.

In Cameroon, A New Platform for Emerging Photographers

AMET (Elsa M’bala) speaks with Christine Eyene and Landry Mbassi about YaPhoto.

Raw Land

How are artists rethinking documentary in North Africa?

Délio Jasse’s Endless Archive

Looking to vintage photos and alternative processes, an Angolan Portuguese artist engages the infinite possibilities of an image.

Malala Andrialavidrazana Redraws the Map

In photographs and photomontages, the Madagascar-born artist considers the global reverberations of African culture.
Eric Gyamfi, Some of the LGBT community members organize a night of dance, 2016

In Ghana, Visions of Queer Friendship and Love

Eric Gyamfi reflects on his activism, photography, and telling the stories of West Africa’s queer communities.

Learning From Addis Ababa

Aida Muluneh, founder of the Addis Foto Fest, speaks about how education plays a central role in connecting African photographers.

Through the Lens

In Bamako, a group of young photographers engage a changing city.

Between Two Worlds

In poetic, politically charged images and videos, Zineb Sedira confronts the recent history of North Africa.
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