Afronova is an African gallery for modern and contemporary art established by Henri Vergon in the Johannesburg, South Africa. Apart from exhibition space, the gallery hosts performances and features a bookshop with international art and design publications. Afronova also has a network of international residencies and facilitates the participation of artists in the major African cultural events like the Bamako Biennale of African Photography and the Dakar Biennale of Contemporary Art. So far the gallery has exhibited and continues to exhibit a great mix of art – from collaged pieces to photography, paintings and sculptures. I think the gallery visually re-affirms the diversity of artistic talent we have brewing in Africa.
Godfried Donkor. Ghanaian-British artist. ‘The Madonna series’. Donkor merges symbols of the 18th Century slave trade with images of contemporary Trinidadian glamour girls, set against a backdrop of pages from the Financial Times. This series is scrutinising themes of capitalism, globalisation and liberation.
Malick Sidibé. Malian Photographer. ‘Friends, 1976’. Sidibé‘s work are on-the-spot coverage provided simple pictures, full of truth and complicity with an insouciance and spontaneity emerging.
Ricardo Rangel (1924 – 2009). Mozambican photojournalist. ‘BB of the Rua Araujo, 1970’. A hand printed fiber base silver gelatin print.
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