Contemporary African Art

This will be a great opportunity to begin to investigate Contemporary African Art. Here are a few links to preparatory reading:-

African Artists 1882-present
https://youtu.be/Ahwq4DY6L24?si=dPkAaIOHbTk9jOhD
https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/6-contemporary-african-artists/

https://www.tingatingaart.com/blogs/articles/the-evolution-of-african-paintings-over-time?srsltid=AfmBOooGYQSTDXmv49amNX2QhRRzSgVPdNHucYtxu1Qpgq2RBV1luyFj

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_African_art

https://www.contemporaryartissue.com/the-top-30-african-painters-you-need-to-know-today/

It is a huge subject that will no doubt bring up many questions. As a starter it might be good to consider some of these questions discussion starters for the evening:-

How do contemporary African artists engage with the Euro/American based tradition? Does it matter that they do/don’t?
How do we with our Euro/ American history of art engage with art from somewhere completely different ?

How do we evaluate what is good?

What drives the surge of interest in African art in the UK — genuine cultural dialogue, art-world fashion cycles, or commercial gain?

How meaningful it is to talk about ‘African art’ as a single category, given the vast diversity of cultures and practices across the continent ?
A trip to Tate Modern to see the Nigerian Modernism exhibition is planned to follow.