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How Amy Sall is highlighting the beauty of African cinema
Amy Sall is highlighting the cultural impact of African filmmakers with ‘The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power’, published by Thames & Hudson
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Bamboo Zanzibar brings eco-luxury to the island’s southeast coast
Grown-up sustainable luxury is the offering at Bamboo Zanzibar, a boutique hotel concept designed by Spanish architect Lucas Oteyza
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Ghana’s artists celebrated in new book by Manju Journal
‘Voices: Ghana’s artists in their own words’, from Manju Journal, celebrates 80 Ghanaian creatives
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Wallpaper* contributing editor Ekow Eshun considers time, identity and cultural memory in Ghana
‘In and Out of Time’, held at Gallery 1957 in Accra, Ghana, and curated by Wallpaper* contributing editor Ekow Eshun, celebrates the concept of Sankofa with artists including Malala Andrialavidrazana, Shiraz Bayjoo and Godfried Donkor
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Four jewellery brands to watch from Handmade Contemporary Fair, Johannesburg
Natural materials and eclectic design unite jewellers at Africa’s leading design fair
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Peter Beard’s biographer, Christopher Wallace, on writing the wild life of the quintessential Twentieth-Century Man
Author Christopher Wallace traces the footsteps of the original playboy-artist-activist Peter Beard, travelling from Kenya, to the Serengeti, Cassis and beyond
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A Somali café by Omar Degan supports community in Mogadishu
Arbe, a Somali café by Omar Degan, offers a gathering hub for the community in Mogadishu
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Venice turns into ‘laboratory of the future’ with 18th Architecture Biennale opening
Curator Lelsey Lokko’s theme, ‘The Laboratory of the Future’, brings passion, intensity and imagination to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, while placing Africa at its heart
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Abreham Brioschi’s furniture is inspired by his native Ethiopia
Rising talent Abreham Brioschi draws on his native African roots to create futuristic forms inspired by tradition and symbolism
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Discover Dakar: from African art to rooftop hangouts and hidden culinary gems
In Dakar, colonial style meets modernity, and a new city is emerging. Wallpaper* contributor Emeline Nsingi Nkosi takes us on a tour of the must-see spots
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Tate Modern announces El Anatsui as artist for 2023 Hyundai commission
As Tate Modern announces El Anatsui for its 2023 Hyundai commission (taking over the Turbine Hall from 10 October 2023-14 April 2024), we revisit our 2019 profile of the leading Ghanaian artist, published ahead of his survey exhibition at Doha's Arab Museum of Modern Art
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‘The Art of Advocacy’: Aïda Muluneh’s vivid photographs are forces for change
At Efie Gallery, Dubai, Aïda Muluneh’s upcoming show, ‘The Art of Advocacy’ (12 January – 24 February 2023) surveys the photographer’s art as a tool for change, and debuts a new work, revealed exclusively here
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Kéré Architecture’s Uganda community centre provides safety and opportunity
A Uganda community centre created by Kéré Architecture was designed with development in mind
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Reflections & Opportunities: Design, Cities and The World Cup
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Cover story: Michael MacGarry designs limited edition cover for April 2020
Each month Wallpaper* offers a leading creative figure carte blanche to design a limited-edition cover, available exclusively to our subscribers. Here, Johannesburg-based artist Michael MacGarry reveals the inspiration behind his digital illustration for the April 2020 issue, arriving in post boxes anytime now
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African queen: we dip a regal toe in the rising tribal art market
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Kudzanai-Violet Hwami creates limited-edition cover for Wallpaper’s January 2021 issue
Each month Wallpaper* offers a leading creative figure carte blanche to design a limited-edition cover. For our January 2021 Next Generation issue, young Zimbabwean artist Kudzanai-Violet Hwami drew on her experience of social media to create a new painting, Plains of the Christmas Cow.
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Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s modern-pop portraits frame gender, sexuality and race
The Zimbabwean-born artist, who explores identity through vivid cartoon-inspired collages, headlines our January 2021 Next Generation issue. Writer Amah-Rose Abrams interviewed Hwami ahead of today's announcement that she has joined the roster of Victoria Miro Gallery
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1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair: the eye of modern Mali and more
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Manuel Herz wins Senegal hospital project in Tambacounda
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Jiamini’s powerful jewellery pieces celebrate the strength of Kenyan women
Jennifer Mulli, creative director and founder of Jiamini, brings a modern take to Kenyan artisanal jewellery
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A new Marrakech museum is bringing Africa’s flourishing art scene home
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The winners of the inaugural Africa Architecture Awards announced
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Mariam Issoufou Kamara to design Bët-bi museum in Senegal
Mariam Issoufou Kamara, founder of Atelier Masōmī in Niger, has been selected by a jury to lead the design of the new Bët-bi museum in the Senegambia region of West Africa
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Home proud: surveying the work of African architect Francis Kéré
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A new book looks to the future of African art, while remembering its roots
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What to see at FNB Joburg Art Fair 2018
