Exhibition: Here Is Elsewhere Thabiso Sekgala Hayward Galley, London 28 August – 6 October 2019 Here Is Elsewhere is an exhibition of the work of late South African photographer Thabiso Sekgala. Sekgala’s first solo exhibition in the UK brings together… Read More ›
African Photography
Living to not please the aesthetic of the colonized eye: Zanele Muholi’s “Somnyama Ngonyama”
AiW Guest: Bulelwa Mbele Somnyama Ngonyama: Hail the Dark Lioness is the latest release by the South African photographer and visual activist Zanele Muholi. Previously breaking ground with solo exhibitions including Only Half the Picture (2006, Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town),… Read More ›
The global concerns of southern African photography
AiW Guest: Oyedepo Olukotun It is interesting to observe that a number of the 2017 summer exhibitions in London, UK, have coalesced around the storyline of Blackness. On the forefront with this storyline is Tate Modern’s Soul of a Nation:… Read More ›
CfP: Cahiers d’études africaines – Contestatory/Contested Images, deadline 15 June 2017
Call for Papers Cahiers d’études africaines – Contestatory/Contested Images (English below) Nous vous invitons à répondre en grand nombre à cet appel à contributions pour le numéro thématique bilingue « Images contestataires, images contestées » que nous coordonnons pour les… Read More ›
Event: Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa, 15-20 December 2016
Addis Foto Fest 2016 4th Edition 15 – 20 December 2015, Addis Ababa The saying goes that an image can tell a thousand stories, that through an image we can imagine distant lands, learn about a time and space… Read More ›
Exhibition: Three Photographers/Six Cities, 30 April – 25 September 2016, Philadelphia
Three Photographers/Six Cities April 30, 2016 – September 25, 2016 Philadelphia Museum of Art Experience six African cities through the work of three extraordinary photographers. This exhibition offers an in-depth look at three photographers who create powerful pictures of… Read More ›
The View From Here, Tiwani Contemporary Gallery
Group Exhibition: The View From Here | Andrew Esiebo, Délio Jasse, Lebohang Kganye, Namsa Leuba, Mimi Cherono Ng’ok, Abraham Oghobase and Dawit L. Petros Tiwani Contemporary Gallery, London 22 May – 27 June 2015 Tiwani Contemporary is pleased to announce… Read More ›
GRID Cape Town Photography Biennial – until March 15
Few days left to catch the GRID Cape Town Biennial: 14 Feb – 15 March 2015: GRID is an international photography biennial which is to be organized in several important upcoming creative cities in the world. GRID brings together formal… Read More ›
African Photography Series: African Photography has always been International
by AiW Guest Jürg Schneider Between October 26 and November 16 of 2013 the fourth edition of the international photography festival LagosPhoto opened its doors to the public. The month long festival which includes exhibitions, workshops, artistic presentations and discussions is… Read More ›