Photo by Laurent Zabulon Article by BETSY BLUMENTHAL, via Conde Nast TRAVELER Elise Morin knows you’re not coming to the Peninsula Paris because you're looking for her art—and she’s happy about that. Yesterday, the 41-year-old French artist, whose work often invokes the natural environment...
Photo by Ben Ritter Article via coveteur.com Last month Selah Marley accomplished an elusive feat in the art world: She created a work that people were compelled to see. A Primordial Place, Marley’s sensory installation of floral- and foliage-filled landscapes, drew droves of attendees to Brooklyn’s City Point, garnered attention from...
Photo courtesy of BESS Art Exposure Article by Joseph S. Pete, via NWI Times BESS Art Exposure's latest exhibit "Loving The Skin I'm In" features the work of several local African-American artists. Mark McPhail, Maurice Hodo, Afi Ese, Cojuan Watson, Davante Mosby, Derick Pullen, Hope Villarreaul-Sams, Kenard Jackson, Kisha...
Article via The Art Newspaper On the eve of the 1-54 fair for contemporary African art, we talk to an artist, a curator, an art fair founder, a gallerist and an auctioneer about the long overdue recognition of the diverse art of a continent. Produced in...
Article by Jerry Bambi, via Africa News Art project in South Africa showcases what has been described as a series of bold and expressive paintings to the glory of female beauty. We take you to meet with the painter Nelson Makamo, a young 36-year-old South African. [embedyt]...
Photo by Turgo Bastien through Wikimedia Commons Article by Chika Okeke-Agulu, via The New York Times Sotheby’s held its first auction of modern and contemporary African art on Tuesday, where 83 pieces by artists from Cameroon to South Africa sold for a total of nearly $4 million....
Photo: Dancers | Courtesy of Creative Framing & Art Gallery Article by Danielle Black, via Culture Trip Jamaica, commonly known as the ‘Sprint Factory of the World,’ not only boasts a talented pool of athletes but also a burgeoning art community. Kingston’s Creative Framing & Art Gallery...