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Adeola Oagunju’s Higher Self, from the series Navigating a Dark Space (2017)
AFRICA

Extract from ‘The Journey: New Positions in African Photography’ — an introduction

A new book examines the great flourishing of photography across the African continent

  • Sean O Toole
  • Simon Njami
3 min read
Body of work: Visitors check out paintings by Godried Donkor in the Ancien Palais du Justice. Njami convinced the Senegalese authorities that the majestic abandoned building was the perfect venue for the Dak’art biennale
CONGRESS OF BLACK WRITERS

Rethinking a key festival of African art

The curator of Dak’art talks about how he has transformed the concept of the biennale

  • Riason Naidoo
12 min read
ART SOUTH AFRICA

Jo’burg Art Fair stirs up debate

A kaleidoscope of African images and themes is a fitting backdrop for the debate the Jo’burg Art Fair, which opened to the public on Friday, has sparked about what it means to be…

  • Celean Jacobson
6 min read
FASHION

As Njami likes it

Simon Njami on the show he has curated for the Jo’burg Art Fair and why he has called it <i>As You Like It</i>.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read