How Africans Want to Be Seen
This seems an especially important and timely exhibition given the increasingly contentious presence of Chinese business in Africa.
A new exhibit at Li-Space in Beijing’s Caochangdi district aims to refashion the traditional visual impression of Africa – that of famine, war and poverty – through images that show a continent of culture, hope, imagination and dreams.
“Africa: See [...]
Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
12 April – 17 July 2011
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
This exhibition presents the vibrant and sophisticated photographic culture that has emerged in post-apartheid South Africa. It features works by some of the most exciting and inventive photographers living and working in South Africa today. The photographs on display respond to the country’s powerful rethinking of [...]
Moveable Feast: Fresh Produce and the NYC Green Cart Program
Moveable Feast: Fresh Produce and the NYC Green Cart ProgramTuesday, March 22, 2011–Sunday, July 10, 2011Suggested Admission to Museum: $10Museum of the City of New York1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd StreetNew York, New York(212) 534-1672Moveable Feast: Fresh Produce and the NYC Green Cart Program documents an innovative NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene initiative that provides [...]
Jeffrey Scales: That Year of Living
Exhibition Dates: March 22 - May 27, 2011
Gallery reception: Thursday, April 7, 5-7pm
Light Work is pleased to announce the exhibition That Year of Living, featuring stunning black-and-white photographs by Jeffrey Henson Scales. Diagnosed with cancer in 2008, Scales was forced to, in his words, weigh the possibilities of his own demise, and whether [...]
Max Kandhola: The Seven Words of Christ
22 April – 31 July 2011, St Clement’s Church, London
Autograph ABP is proud to announce its first collaboration with Reverend Dave Allan at St Clement’s church. St Clement’s serves a culturally mixed neighbourhood on the fringe of the City surviving wars, slum clearances, massive social and economic change and one of the few church buildings [...]
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- Taking a Break February 8, 2012Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
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- Mambu Badu’s Inaugural Magazine February 8, 2012Danielle was briefly a contributor to this site; I am very excited to hear about her latest venture, the collective and now journal Mambu Badu “that seek to find, expose, and nurture emerging female photographers of African descent.”  Congrats, Danielle! As you may (or may not) know, last fall, I co-founded Mambu Badu, a photography collective […]