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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.
Behind the lens | A meeting with Neco Bonventura in Rio de Janeiro
Neco Bonventura is a popular photographer in Rio de Janeiro. Oddly enough, he started out as an actor, on the other side of the lens… but chose to follow a different path, finding a creative job in the services industry that he enjoys and which has enabled him to put an end to his financial struggles.
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.
Our Worlds Through the Lens of Alessandro Punzo
Alessandro Punzo started his working life at sea as a trainee officer onboard a mammoth petrol tanker bearing the Italian flag. He describes this experience as having opened his eyes to the dreadful inequalities of capitalism and its detrimental effect on the environment as well as showing him:
When the world changes…
I was fortunate enough to have spent the lockdown in a beautiful Caribbean island, relatively spared by the pandemic. In the Lesser Antilles we had a lockdown but it wasn’t as strict […]
Tile Giant
Explore the fascinating connection between art and tiles in Afghanistan’s historic tile factory, where craftsmanship meets spirituality.
São Paulo Graffitis
Valdir Pinheiro | VaPi São Paulo Graffitis | VaPi 🇧🇷 São Paulo não é só o coração econômico do Brasil. É também a meca da cultura brasileira. São Paulo é uma cidade […]
Where are you going?
This exhibition is a startlingly beautiful portrait of Maharaj’s own physical and spiritual journey through six different countries including Poland, India, England, France, Italy and Finland.