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Sudan Retold
Sudan Retold offers a powerful, deeply human retelling of Sudan’s history through a decade-long collaboration of artists, writers, and curators. While the nation continues to endure political turmoil and civil war, the project highlights Sudan’s greatest strength—its people—through a hauntingly beautiful art exhibition and book. Drawing on personal archives, oral histories, and forgotten objects, Sudan Retold opens a window onto a rich cultural heritage, offering a layered and compelling narrative beyond the headlines.
Nigerian Modernism
“Nigerian Modernism” at Tate Modern offers a groundbreaking look at 50 years of artistic innovation, tracing Nigeria’s creative evolution from colonial rule to independence. With works from over 50 artists, alongside the return of the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, this review explores a vibrant period when Nigerian artists reshaped national identity and global modernism.
The 32nd New York African Film Festival
This May, the 32nd New York African Film Festival returns to Lincoln Center, spotlighting bold, intimate, and urgent stories from across Africa and its diaspora. From Abderrahmane Sissako’s quiet cross-cultural romance Black Tea to the searing adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s prison memoir The Man Died, the festival is a powerful reminder of cinema’s ability to confront, connect, and inspire.
OMEN
In his striking directorial debut, Belgian rapper Baloji blends magical realism with cultural introspection in Omen, a haunting tale of tradition, identity, and return. Set for UK release this spring, the film has already gained international acclaim and was Belgium’s submission for the 96th Academy Awards.
Contemporary African Art through a Different Lens
In the past decade, contemporary African art has moved from the margins to the global stage, with London’s 1:54 art fair playing a pivotal role in that shift. From the hyperreal portraits of Nigeria’s Ayogu Kingsley to the mystical, myth-infused visions of Brazil’s Gustavo Nazareno, and the deeply personal, multidisciplinary work of Moses Quiquine, artists from Africa and the diaspora are redefining what global contemporary art looks like. Once dismissed by critics like the late Brian Sewell, Black art now commands centre stage, with even institutions like Tate Modern celebrating its brilliance. This is a new era—bold, spiritual, unapologetically complex—and, above all, undeniable.
A la mesa del poder absoluto
Una mirada irreverente y aguda al apetito de los tiranos del siglo XX: desde los banquetes paranoicos de Stalin hasta los almuerzos incómodos de Ceauşescu. Un recorrido literario donde el poder absoluto se sirve con vino, picante… y mucho miedo.
African Fashion
VThe V&A’s groundbreaking African Fashion exhibition is a vibrant celebration of the continent’s creative brilliance. Spanning from North to South Africa, the show highlights legendary designers, powerful political symbolism, and fashion’s role in shaping modern identity.
Black Queer Voices
Brave Beauties shot from 2014 onwards consist of a series of portraits of Trans women, gender non-conforming and non-binary. Many of the women photographed are also beauty pageant contestants. They enter these pageants in order to change the mind set of those present. Those who are often happy to persecute trans-women. So, these images challenge transphobic stereotypes and stigmas.