https://www.el-a.co.uk/africana daily 0.75 2026-11-09 https://www.el-a.co.uk/africana/restitution monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/ba511492-0076-41cd-a2fc-29d7e8b2671f/GettyImages-2152681534.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Embassies for Each Other: A Speculative Future for Art after Restitution A selection of the Asante regalia lent to Kumasi by the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum. The objects moved; the title did not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/61acdd6d-8c7e-4931-a229-7919f419a9bf/Fowler-Museum-Director-X-Otumfuo.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Embassies for Each Other: A Speculative Future for Art after Restitution - Make it stand out Silvia Forni, director of the Fowler Museum, is received at a durbar on the Dwabrem festival ground at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, Ghana, February 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/381bbfe7-37db-4318-b761-a02298eee075/p03-240212-302.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Embassies for Each Other: A Speculative Future for Art after Restitution - Make it stand out Gold ornaments carried into the durbar at Kumasi, February 2024, on their return from the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles. These were given back for good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/01589bef-c495-439f-80e5-45ffc0c2311b/Screenshot+2026-11-07+at+10.58.59.png AFRICANA BLOG - Embassies for Each Other: A Speculative Future for Art after Restitution - Make it stand out Installation view, “Primitivism” in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1984. Photograph by Kate Keller. On MoMA’s website today, the marker over Les Demoiselles d’Avignon identifies it by artist, title and date. Forty-two years after the exhibition, none of the masks on the opposite wall carries one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/f06802aa-7389-484b-9efb-b672dfd9e64b/Benin_bronzes_british_museum_2023.jpeg AFRICANA BLOG - Embassies for Each Other: A Speculative Future for Art after Restitution - Make it stand out Cast brass plaques taken from Benin City in 1897, displayed in Room 25 of the Sainsbury Galleries, on the lower floor of the British Museum. https://www.el-a.co.uk/africana/revisiting-venice monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/54d235ba-c6b0-417b-8edb-3c9608bb4ea2/VENICE2026+LOGO.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Revisiting Venice: The Mobilisation / Organisation Problem - Make it stand out Exhibition Poster for Venice Art Biennale 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/32b04917-85fe-4243-868c-ceaace44c9ca/VENICE+GATE.png AFRICANA BLOG - Revisiting Venice: The Mobilisation / Organisation Problem - Make it stand out Central Pavilion, Giardini, Venice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/ec225025-8d85-4d91-855b-2dc18031a1d5/ghana-freedom-pavilion-venice-art-biennale-david-adjaye-_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Revisiting Venice: The Mobilisation / Organisation Problem - Make it stand out Exhibition View, Ghana Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/bd6148e7-11fb-4c5e-8585-d3da873ea480/GHANA+PAVILION+LOGO.png AFRICANA BLOG - Revisiting Venice: The Mobilisation / Organisation Problem - Make it stand out Logo, Ghana Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/fb97c2d5-b6ea-4052-bd0f-b05a94d6959f/MOWAA_August+Site+Visit_12.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Revisiting Venice: The Mobilisation / Organisation Problem - Make it stand out Architectural photography of Museum of West African art (MOWAA) https://www.el-a.co.uk/africana/african-market-review monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/73797360-57e6-470a-b751-cb26dd7c5874/Chart1.png AFRICANA BLOG - A Decade in Review: the African Art Market - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/6d3ec0c3-5fb0-4838-848b-7115c810ce91/Chart2.png AFRICANA BLOG - A Decade in Review: the African Art Market - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/054e289a-7d7e-476e-bb42-39b7c613e09e/Chart3.png AFRICANA BLOG - A Decade in Review: the African Art Market - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/b65c5762-a688-4a38-b245-379ee0166e84/Chart4.png AFRICANA BLOG - A Decade in Review: the African Art Market - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.el-a.co.uk/africana/nigerian-modernism monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/fa141f0b-74eb-4d01-ace7-e0dc3756f039/818IAERN-HL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.1. Ben Enwonwu, Black Culture, 1986. (detail). exhibition catalogue paperback cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/c1527752-998c-4a76-ad20-0a0c1a354e53/forweb_Aina-Onabolu-Portrait-of-an-African-Man.width-840.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.2. Aina Onabolu, Portrait of an African Man, 1955. oil on canvas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/2b2542b6-cd93-40b8-91a7-290b007d0377/forweb_Olowe-of-Ise-Door-c1910-14---ID_053_NM.width-840.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.3. Olowe of Ise, Pair of wooden door panels and lintel, c.1910–1914. wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/8c6403ee-4894-4c55-8907-22c4d1c237a0/904305-1563207695.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.4. Ben Enwonwu, Anyanwu, 1979–81. bronze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/f9e3fbd0-9570-44e7-a2b7-af791d482969/12-Nigerian_Modernism_1.width-1440.webp AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.5. Ben Enwonwu, The Dancer (Agbogho Mmuo - Maiden Spirit), 1962. oil on canvas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/b30b97a3-a9ea-4237-aa24-81a1128411f8/nigerian-modernism_press_tm_2025_005-1200x800.webp AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.6. Ben Enwonwu, Seven wooden sculptures commissioned by the Daily Mirror in 1960, 1961. wood. (Installation view) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/1c10262c-663f-4423-8760-07bcb4910e6a/Nigerian+Modernism_Tate+Modern_081025+Nigerian+Modernism_Press_TM_2025_013_pr_global.webp AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.7. Ladi Kwali, Installation view of various ceramic vessels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/1c17e443-3999-4bd2-88d3-9c98ad24a29b/kNdGcu6uvFf4FNob2ZzJHf.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.8. Jimo Akolo, Fulani Horsemen, 1962. oil on board. (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/46dd29d2-b086-49e3-9dd3-f344defe64b1/2599.webp AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.9. Obiora Udechukwu, Our Journey, 1993. ink and acrylic on canvas. (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/c1342be5-3537-4f13-8533-37b81a7e5e2d/Nigerian-Modernism_Press_TM_2025_008.jpeg AFRICANA BLOG - Nigerian Modernism - Make it stand out Fig.10. Ben Enwonwu, Installation view. https://www.el-a.co.uk/africana/kerry-james-marshall monthly 0.5 2026-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/43cc94eb-d7ca-4402-b87c-b97e2b063c80/Artist+as+former+self.png AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.4. A Portrait of the artist as a shadow of his former self (1980). egg tempera on paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/cb9ec977-97c8-49a3-9ae0-1a21bc17eda8/KJM+Fig1.png AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.1. The Academy (2012). acrylic on PVC panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/8edb3508-af7b-4bc8-a0c0-0c981772a8c5/KJM+Fig2.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.2. Untitled (Studio) (2014). acrylic on PVC panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/e53a8b23-b1e8-40b7-bd39-792efd9d0162/KJM+Fig3.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.3. Untitled (Underpainting) (2018). acrylic and collage on PVC panel in artist’s frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/5fc99a8b-bc74-43a7-907d-7aa5bf00ed65/KJM+Fig4.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.5. School of Beauty, School of Culture (2012). acrylic and glitter on unstretched canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/7cb0d137-98a2-41c6-88fd-176d8e989108/KJM+Fig5.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.6. Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas (1656). oil on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/695645d3-f0ed-4156-88fb-3fa24fb69a5a/KJM+Fig6.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.7. Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper (c.1495-1498). mural painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/e6850559-ca82-456d-8f03-a0df996be25e/KJM+Fig7.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.8. Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors (1533). oil on wood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/1b6327d6-2556-4407-8f5a-1bea93f573f7/KJM+Fig8.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.9. Ernie Barnes, The Sugar Shack (1976). acrylic on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/dcaaa111-0aae-427e-9773-485728ab6152/KJM+Fig9.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.10. Past Times (1997). acrylic and collage on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/c65331d7-b2f1-47e0-83b9-c26b35e59892/KJM+Fig10.png AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.11. Great America (1994). acrylic and collage on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/f818a7f8-410a-42e8-afb1-290107085d75/KJM+Fig11.jpg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.12. Terra Incognita (1992). acrylic, ink and paper collage laid on canvas with metal grommets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/53736266-c17d-4679-a4fd-db77d85e9b74/KJM+Fig12.jpeg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.13. Exhibition view: Wake (2003–ongoing). model sailboat, pedestal, medallions, photographs, black light photographs and gold chains. Before Gulf Stream (2003). acrylic and glitter on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/af8249bc-41b4-4967-bdac-d10016e59309/KJM+Fig13.jpeg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.14. Abduction of Olaudah and His sister (2023). acrylic on PVC panel in artist’s frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/b71c79bc-5aed-4a2b-9e50-d13955371834/KJM+Fig14.jpeg AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig.15. Haul (2024). acrylic on PVC panel in artist’s frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68c15fb6d65569349f8075cf/fd18b4ab-748a-45c1-b380-2d0976bb08cf/KJM+Fig16.webp AFRICANA BLOG - The Histories/ The RYTHM MASTR Chronicles - Make it stand out Fig. 16. 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