A couple months ago, Bottega Veneta announced its support for the newly-established print publication Air Afrique. At the time, it was described as “a platform dedicated to afro-diasporic art and conversation.” Alas, the first issue of Air Afrique has arrived.
Read MoreIt wouldn’t be the first time we’ve noticed the impressive social dominance of the other Queen B, that is Bonang Matheba, a media personality based in Johannesburg.
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Read MoreRele Gallery, best known for its outpost in Lagos, Nigeria and its commitment to emerging young talents in contemporary visual arts, has launched its second location stateside in Los Angeles, California.
Read MoreThis week’s edition focuses on a duo of visual artists debuting two in-person exhibitions: Amoako Boafo and Mosie Romney.
Read MoreThe shift from in-person to virtual has been swift, to say the least. But video conferencing and live streaming have become a part of the way forward and thankfully, the quality of virtual programming has significantly improved over the past six months.
Read MoreA growing movement is brewing in Accra led by curator Travis Obeng-Casper, who formalized what began as a casual meeting of friends into a blossoming ecosystem of Ghanaian creatives.
Read MoreThis year saw artist Avery Williamson parlay her creative eye into the launch of a hand-crafted jewelry line taking the imperfectly perfect geometric shapes that dance across her canvases to the earlobe for the most chic accessory this summer.
Read MoreCongratulations are in order for designer Kerby Jean-Raymond of American label Pyer Moss. He claimed the top prize (and $400,000) at the CFDA - Vogue Fashion Fund’s annual awards in New York.
Read MoreWe are beyond pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition The Inverse Color Perspective: The Age of the Black Model by artist Freddie L. Rankin II that captures 42 black models from throughout the diaspora behind the scenes of fashion weeks in New York, Milan, and Paris.
Read MoreThank you for blessing us. That was the refrain overheard by one patron to artist Simone Leigh at the opening of her highly anticipated exhibition at the Luhring Augustine Gallery in Chelsea.
Read MoreContemporary artist Banele Khoza opened his design workshop and art gallery BKhz Studio earlier this month at 68 Juta Street right off the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Braamfontein.
Read MoreIn honor of fathers and father figures to be celebrated worldwide on the third Sunday in June, PROTOChic rounds our favorite selects from Nigerian menswear label Post-Imperial.
Read MoreVirgil is off to Vuitton. The formal announcement confirming Off-White Founder and Creative Director Virgil Abloh as the new Men's Artistic Director of French luxury house Louis Vuitton was made public today globally.
Read MoreRunning a growing accessories line from two countries is just another day in the life for co-collaborators Ngozi Kemjika and Toluwa Okunoren behind ZI & LUWA.
Read MoreIt was a fortuitous group exhibition curated by multi-hyphenate artist Arthur Jafa that led Frida Orupabo to Ming Smith in a show at London's Serpentine Gallery. Almost eight months later, Orupabo is beaming at her first US solo exhibition.
Read MoreThis week's edition focuses on emerging and established visual artists: LaToya Ruby Frazier, Gordon Parks, and Rele Art Foundation's Young Contemporaries.
Read MoreOn the hunt for the picky best friend or family member? Look no further than accessories label Brother Vellies, notably known for its traditional African footwear made in South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya and Morocco.
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