Having yourself shot, locked up, crucified, dangled naked from a rope, kicked down stairs or clamped to the floor near electrified water will get you attention — but is it art? It is a question Los Angeles-based Chris Burden, who died of cancer in 2015, posed through a series of stomach-churning performances that shook the … Read more
Lubaina Himid was made an MBE in 2010 One of Britain’s leading black female artists, Lubaina Himid, has become the oldest person to be nominated for British art’s most high-profile award. At 62, Himid is eligible for the £25,000 Turner Prize after the award abolished its ban on over-50s. Another key black British artist is … Read more
The Ghana Association of Visual Artists (GAVA)has marked this year’s World Art Day on the theme: ‘Values of Art and its impacts on society’. Activities held to celebrate the day included a live abstract mural painting at the Arts Centre where the public was engaged in a drawing and painting session. This was in collaboration … Read more
After a rigorous judging process, Isaac Opoku came out triumphant as the winner of the 2017 Kuenyehia Award for Contemporary Ghanaian Art. He was crowned the winner at the awards ceremony held on Thursday, 6th April at The Octagon, Accra Central. Theresa Ankomah and Andrews Torsu were named 1st runner up and 2nd runner up … Read more
After a rigorous judging process, Isaac Opoku came out triumphant as the winner of this year’s Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art. He was crowned the winner at the awards ceremony held on Thursday, 6th April at The Octagon, Accra Central. Theresa Ankomah and Andrews Torsu were named 1st runner up and 2nd runner up … Read more
James Rosenquist, a leading pioneer of Pop Art who appropriated industrial painting methods to cultivate his bold, graphic style, has died in New York. He was 83. The internationally acclaimed artist passed away Friday at his home following a long illness, according to The New York Times, citing his wife. Rosenquist transitioned from a commercial … Read more
After two successive seasons, Ghana’s most prestigious art prize, the Kuenyehia Prize for Contemporary Ghanaian Art has announced the ten artists who have made the final cut into the 2017 shortlist. The Prize which was established in 2014 under the Kuenyehia Trust for Contemporary Art, a private not-for-profit trust, seeks to make a contribution to … Read more
Counselor Lutterodt who expressed no pain about the current happenings said “I am not saddened by what is currently happening in the country because as for me I see it be complete foolishness on the part of those who do that”. Speaking on Accra-based station, Kasapa Fm last Saturday, he said most parents are not … Read more
Every resistance needs a good mantra. As Donald Trump takes office, Jaden Smith claimed a temporary space in Queens, NY, where he began repeating the words “He will not divide us” and invited anyone else to join him. He Will Not Divide Us is a project from Labeouf, Rönkkö & Turner, a trio of performance … Read more
The winner of the £25,000 Turner Prize is to be announced at a ceremony in London later. Artists Anthea Hamilton, Michael Dean, Helen Marten and Josephine Pryde are all in the running for the honour. The prestigious prize is awarded to a British artist, under the age of 50, considered to have put on the … Read more