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Art in the Diaspora

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Southern Guild LA presents Manyaku Mashilo’s ‘The Laying of Hands’ and Cheick Diallo’s ‘Taama’ this February. Contemporary South African artist Manyaku Mashilo’s first solo exhibition in the United States features a new series of multi-panel paintings exploring her own transition into womanhood. Southern Guild presents ‘The Laying of…

The global demand for contemporary African art has surged dramatically in recent years, signaling a shift in how the world views and values the continent’s creative output. This growing interest is reflected in the heightened activity across major auction houses, where African artists are gaining prominent recognition. Bonhams,…

Italian-Togolese artist Silvia Rosi (b. 1992) explores post-colonial themes such as migration, identity and collective memory from a diasporic perspective in an interplay of staged photography, video, performative elements and edited archive material. Her works, which often have autobiographical references, question the constructions of identity and belonging and…