The civilizing mission of the white man
The recent controversy around Günter Grass’s criticisms of Germany’s arms trade with Israel is an interesting post-script to the Namibian genocide controversy.
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Orlando Reade
Orlando Reade is a Ph.D. student in English at Princeton University.
Germany’s Namibian Legacy
Jim Naughtom’s images of Herero wearing German colonial outfits, is a powerful and necessary form of post-colonial critique.
Nothing To Lose? The Art of Rotimi Fani-Kayode
The artist recognized early on that his sexuality constituted an obstacle between himself and his Nigerian background.
Golden Theater or Gutted Whore-house
The debates about the misrepresentation of Africa in the international art community as well as privileging diaspora artists over those working in the continent, rages on.
The Branson Biennale for Morocco
Vanessa Branson stands, hands on hips, her loosely hanging skirt tails give her the figure of
Tank Girl
Nadine Hammam's work turned out to be “too risky” for Art Dubai. Her new exhibition, Tank
Thrones no one wants to sit on
Gonçalo Mabunda's chilling constructions are now on display at the Jack Bell gallery in London. His
“There is nothing left” in Alexandria
The emigrants Céline Condorelli interviewed about their past lives in Alexandria, Egypt, often arrived at this conclusion: “Il
The Ungovernables
It seems rather arbitrary to pick out the African artists from ‘The Ungovernables’, the New Museum’s
The Noise of Cairo
Last month the Daily Beast decided that Cairo had lost its voice. It reminded me of
The Jews of Morocco
An interview with documentary photograpter, Aaron Elkaim, who explores the remains of Morocco’s Jewish communities.
January in Cairo IV: the two faces of Egyptian art
Om Kalthoum, the late great Egyptian singer, stands in the studio of Khaled Hafez. Her eyes are
How to feminise a tank
The Egyptian artist Nadine Hammam’s work maps out the social and psychological position of the female body through the dialectic of the naked and the nude.
Get Up, Stand Up
Tunisian born artist Amel Bennys, who works between Tunis and Paris, has just had her first solo show at the Selma Feriani Gallery in London. 'Get Up - Stand Up' includes 'Fin de Partie', a series of heavy-duty mixed media works on canvas and a selection of sketch-books.
January in Cairo III
We can deduce certain trends about Egyptian painting and the nature of its buyers.
The Ministry of Culture
In the wake of January 2011, art is not yet able to understand the exemplary demography of the Egyptian people.