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Check out the latest Ogojiii Newsletter #12 mailchi.mp/ogojiii/doing-for…
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The importance of the African lens and its diversity open.substack.com/pub/ogojii…
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Here’s chief editor ⁦@kojobaffoe⁩’s latest design newsletter for ⁦@OGOJIII⁩ - this time on African haute cuisinne, art and architecture mailchi.mp/ogojiii/iuqp2ih8v…
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InNYC: A performance that traces the evolution of Black music in sound, dance, and African photography from the Kora tradition of West African griots and musicians to American jazz and funk all the way to a new generation of hip hop and afrobeats 1-54.com/new-york/whats-on-2…
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Read our latest newsletter by ⁦@kojobaffoe⁩ on art trends on the continent, solar energy and West African architecture mailchi.mp/ogojiii/ogojiii-n…
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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama wins inaugural Sam Gilliam Award theartnewspaper.com/2024/03/…
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama wins inaugural Sam Gilliam Award

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama wins inaugural Sam Gilliam Award

The prize, established by Dia Art Foundation and the Sam Gilliam Foundation, comes with a $75,000 gift and public programme at Dia

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We Should All Be Prepared To Design For Life — But Not As We Know It. My latest article for ⁦@core77⁩ #expand #design #innovation #life #biohack #planet #sustainability #designthinking core77.com/posts/129291/We-S…
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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama to wrap London’s Barbican in pink & purple theartnewspaper.com/2024/01/…
London's Barbican to be wrapped in pink and purple in new commission by Ghanaian artist Ibrahim...

London's Barbican to be wrapped in pink and purple in new commission by Ghanaian artist Ibrahim...

Purple Hibiscus will be unveiled in April as part of a new exhibition at the gallery

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Another extraordinary ⁦@OGOJIII newsletter by editor extraordinaire ⁦@kojobaffoe⁩ mailchi.mp/ogojiii/bhvuy54wb…
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'Renaissance figure' Lesley Lokko awarded architecture's Royal Gold Medal bbc.com/news/entertainment-a…
'Renaissance figure' Lesley Lokko awarded architecture's Royal Gold Medal

'Renaissance figure' Lesley Lokko awarded architecture's Royal Gold Medal

Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko receives the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.

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Virgil Abloh’s Freedom skatepark in Accra, a beacon for the local skateboarding community, is facing closure designboom.com/architecture/…
virgil abloh's freedom skatepark in ghana is closing after two years

virgil abloh's freedom skatepark in ghana is closing after two years

 

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Check out Ogojiii Newsletter #15 on African history not being an oral history mailchi.mp/ogojiii/ogojiii-n…
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Faber Futures’ based on ⁦@NatsaiAudrey⁩ research on microbial dye tech is now available on normalphenomena.life! faberfutures.com/

Normal Phenomena of Life - A bold step towards bio-based living

NPoL is a lifestyle, a bold step towards bio-based living

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African Fashion Booms: Traditional Fabrics and Cultural Exchange Drive Growth usnewsper.com/2023/10/africa…
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It’s out! Ogojiii Newsletter #14 mailchi.mp/ogojiii/ogojiii-n…
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‘It is just raw feeling!’: Afrobeats star Mr Eazi on how his debut album caused an art explosion theguardian.com/artanddesign…
‘It is just raw feeling!’: Afrobeats star Mr Eazi on how his debut album caused an art explosion

‘It is just raw feeling!’: Afrobeats star Mr Eazi on how his debut album caused an art explosion

After a painting stopped him in his tracks, the singer asked 13 artists to create a work for each track of The Evil Genius. It has been, he says, ‘the most therapeutic journey’ – and it’s on show in...

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Nigerian artists are at the fore at the 1-54 fair and beyond theartnewspaper.com/2023/10/…
Nigerian artists are at the fore at the 1-54 fair and beyond

Nigerian artists are at the fore at the 1-54 fair and beyond

Famous and emerging artists from the country feature at both the contemporary African art fair, with a record number of exhibitors this year, and at Frieze Masters

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El Anatsui/Turbine Hall review – miracles in gleaming gold made from recycled rubbish | Art | The Guardian theguardian.com/artanddesign…
El Anatsui/Turbine Hall review – miracles in gleaming gold made from recycled rubbish

El Anatsui/Turbine Hall review – miracles in gleaming gold made from recycled rubbish

Based in Nigeria, this colossus of contemporary art has cleverly used the natural light of Tate’s Turbine Hall natural light to create a masterpiece poised somewhere between desolation and hope

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Otobong Nkanga Wins the Nasher Prize for Sculpture nytimes.com/2023/10/05/arts/…
Otobong Nkanga Wins the Nasher Prize for Sculpture (Published 2023)

Otobong Nkanga Wins the Nasher Prize for Sculpture (Published 2023)

Her expansive sculptures that tackle the plundering of minerals and resources have earned her the $100,000 cash prize — one of the art world’s top honors.

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Kehinde Wiley, famous for his portrait of former President Obama, is now showing paintings of 11 current and former African heads of state. nytimes.com/2023/09/25/arts/…
Presidential Portraits by Kehinde Wiley, This Time From Africa (Published 2023)

Presidential Portraits by Kehinde Wiley, This Time From Africa (Published 2023)

Mr. Wiley, famous for his portrait of former President Obama, is now showing paintings of 11 current and former African heads of state. “This is not a celebration of individual leadership,” he said.

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From an African perspective, there are a multitude of proverbs and sayings that highlight the importance of the collective and, by extension, collaboration. Check out Ogojiii’s Newsletter #13 mailchi.mp/ogojiii/ogojiii-n…
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