
Velvet rebellions
The oppositional sartorial lens of Congolese sapeurs exposes the limits and frailties of representation work in New York’s Met Gala.
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Achille Tenkiang is a Cameroonian-American writer, cultural strategist, artist, grant-maker, and nomad who has called Nairobi, Paris, Dublin, and now Brooklyn home.
The oppositional sartorial lens of Congolese sapeurs exposes the limits and frailties of representation work in New York’s Met Gala.
Across the continent, music festivals are challenging industry gatekeepers and testing what it means to organize on African terms.