Afrofuturist Ekow Nimako Uses LEGO To Embrace His Culture
Ghanaian-Canadian Ekow Nimako grew up feeling as though he really didn't see much of himself in the world around him. Comic books, cartoons, music, even…
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Ghanaian-Canadian Ekow Nimako grew up feeling as though he really didn't see much of himself in the world around him. Comic books, cartoons, music, even…
Diovadiova Chrome by artist Kip Omolade is an ongoing mixed media series of chrome portraits that combine African heritage with contemporary pop culture. Inspired by historical African masks and sculpture, the large colorful pieces are created through a labor-intensive process of photography, mold-making, casting and painting. (more…)
Ethiopian Photographer Aida Muluneh’s The World is 9 was her first solo exhibition with David Krut Projects. Consisting of 28 photographs, the show’s title comes from an expression that Muluneh’s grandmother had frequently used: “the world is 9, it is never complete and never perfect.” (more…)