Saturday, September 17, 2011

Contemporary African art in the British Museum

I love modern art but the British Museum has such a strong brand of 'history' that I wasn't even aware that they had anything contemporary (aside from occasional temporary exhibitions which they do advertise).

The juxtaposition of African contemporary art with African historical artifacts invites comparison between past and present, which I suppose is the intention.  I've never seen any other art displayed this way, so I'm not sure what to make of it really

Since there are quite a few artists I will split them up here:

This is Khayelitsha by South African artist Ticha Nyaruviro.  Khayelitsha, which means 'new home' in Xhosa is a township outside Cape Town.

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