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See Phallic Hats and Breast Covers at WEAM’s “African Treasures”

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African phallic symbolism

Seven plates (between pages 1052 and 1053). Discussion of four types of sculpture as objects associated with African phallicism: stone monoliths; conic earth pillars; human figures with exaggerated ...
The New York Times

A Grand New Space for African Art, Uniting the Continent

With the planned creation of new galleries for its Arts of Africa collection, the Brooklyn Museum hopes visitors will see their cultures “represented with dignity.” By Aruna D’Souza The Brooklyn ...
CNN

Moroccan artist ‘empowering’ rural communities awarded prestigious contemporary African art prize

The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, designed to elevate the work of contemporary African artists, has found its latest artist to thrust into the spotlight. Inspired by Moroccan architecture and ...
The New York Times

Back in New York, an African Art Fair Relishes the Sense of Place

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is returning for its 10th year in New York, an event one collector described as “a kind of movable feast.” By Ginanne Brownell In her previous works, the ...