A look at the work of Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama
Category Archives: art
Review no 140: The enormity of the everyday – the art of sculptor Ron Mueck (Australia)
Ron Mueck’s perception-challenging, hyper-realistic sculpture: anything but life-size
Review no 137: Malian photographer Seydou Keita (1921-2001)
The intimate yet formal mid-century portraits of Malian photographer Seydou Keita
Review no 129: Albanian artist Anri Sala
An introduction to the work of Albanian artist Anri Sala
Review no 121: Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan
Bahamian conceptual artist Tavares Strachan is helping to redraw some of the omissions of history
Review no 117: African film Kmêdeus: Spirit of a City (Cabo Verde)
Fascinating and often beautiful insight into the art and culture of Cabo Verde
Review no 115: A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar
Reflections on art and life from Pulitzer-prize winning memoirist and novelist Hisham Mater
Review no 114: Artist Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935)
Work by the father of suprematist art, Kasimir Malevich
Review no 111: artist Alberta Whittle (Barbados)
AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tate Britain awarded a Turner Prize bursary award to 10 artists, including Barbados-born artist Alberta Whittle, in place of the normal Turner Prize. She is a previous recipient of the Margaret Tait Award and this year also won the Frieze Artist Award for a …
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Review no 105: Photographer Joana Choumali (Côte d’Ivoire)
Ivorian photographer Joana Choumali laces her images with embroidery to prize-winning effect