Monthly Archives: February 2009

Anti-Valentine’s Day post, Kanye West’s Love Lockdown

Most of my music purist friends have turned their back on Kanye’s latest Auto-tune offering. But I like it. I admire the guys pioneering creative spirit. Mr afro-mullet is not afraid to take risks, afterall it’s easy to go very … Continue reading

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Nicola Vassell, A Shaper of Talent for a Changing Art World

This is what I like to see! Read here for the full story

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The Real Africa, by Zena Saro-Wiwa’s Africa Lab

With this film, broadcaster and journalist Zena Saro-Wiwa says she wants to challenge viewers’ perceptions of Africa and to make them think about the ways in which Africa can actually enhance their lives. Last year, the film toured the film-festival … Continue reading

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New Director for Smithsonian Museum of African Art

The Smithsonian Institution yesterday named Johnnetta Cole, an anthropologist and former college president, as the new director of the National Museum of African Art, according to the Washington Post. Cole made national headlines in 1987 when she became the first … Continue reading

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Next Level Magazine, Autograph ABP Issue

Next Level is a quartely arts magazine that showcases cutting edge contemporary photographic art. The current edition celebrates the groundbreaking work of Autograph ABP, an organisation dedicated to the representation of the photography from culturally diverse artists world-wide. Featuring the … Continue reading

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Jasmine Murrell at the National Black Fine Art Show, New York

Why don’t we have a show like this in the UK? OK, maybe i know why *sigh*. If you’re near NY, check it out and make the most of what you have. And make sure you check out Jasmine Murrell. … Continue reading

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Double Club, London

The Double Club made its glamarous London debut in the fashionable hinterlands of East london to an expectant flock of a-listers and culture vultures. Conceived by the artist Carsten Holler and produced by the Fondazione Prada, the venture brings together … Continue reading

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