Jean-Michel Basquiat enjoys a stratospheric following — earlier this year, a 1982 oil painting by the late 20th century great became the most expensive work by a US artist ever sold at auction. But 29 years after his death, his legacy is largely a triumph of popular culture over museums, which have been accused of … Read more
From a skyscraper twice the height of today’s tallest building to self-sufficient farms designed to offset the Great Depression, a New York exhibition is spotlighting the hidden projects and dreams of Frank Lloyd Wright. “Unpacking the Archive” is the product of painstaking research from thousands of documents that lay dormant in the personal archive of … Read more
‘On Monday of Last Week,’ a movie directed and produced by Filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu has earned a nomination at the 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). The awards scheme honours and promotes excellence in the African movie industry as well as uniting the African continent through arts and culture The movie is contesting against ‘Bout’, ‘A Place … Read more
Award-winning Ghanaian Filmmaker Akosua Adoma Owusu is working on a movie to chronicle her efforts on ‘SaveTheRex’ project. Some three years ago, Owusu embarked on a successful campaign to revive Rex cinema, a creative art, music, and film space in Accra. The movie, she says is “a coming-of-age, semi-autobiographical feature-length film that weaves together real … Read more
Members of the public are being invited to spend a penny in a solid gold toilet at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum. Italian artist and sculptor Maurizio Cattelan created the fully functional 18-carat gold lavatory, which he has titled America. The, ahem, interactive exhibit has been installed in one of the Guggenheim’s public bathrooms, reports … Read more