Installation view: Nidal Al-Shamekh, “Frictions” at Salma Feriani Gallery. Courtesy of the artist and Salma Feriani Gallery, Photography: Bilal Al-Hawat There is an organic quality to Tunisia’s art scene, where art grows out of the loud, lively, chaotic energy that unsettles the city’s streets and motivates individuals who try to channel it into an artistic … Read more
Sandra Gamarra at the Spanish Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. Photo: Oak Taylor Smith In January, Antonio Pocar won the Arts Mundi Prize. His work has been exhibited in many venues in Wales. That same month, Andrea Canepa wrapped Madrid’s Cristal Palace, part of the Reina Sofía Museum, with an installation that … Read more
hugo Cisterna, Miss Sinaloa. Oil on canvas. Courtesy the artist and keep it contemporary The last time I was in Santa Fe, I found myself standing in front of a long digital screen that switched every few minutes to a different still image from Google Street View. I saw a man sitting on the side … Read more
(From left to right) Kobe, Valentina and Kwame Mintah. Courtesy Effie Gallery “A lot of our artists are happy that we represent them because we are similar. As Africans, we understand the story they are telling and who they are talking to,” Kwame Mintah, Ghanaian cultural entrepreneur, art collector and co-founder of Ife Contemporary Gallery … Read more