Diversity takes centre stage as Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o, Whoopi Goldberg and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs feature in Tim Walker and Edward Enninful’s twisted version of Alice in Wonderland by Ellie Violet Bramley
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First Look: This New Book Celebrates Women Photographers from the African Diaspora | OkayAfrica
DIASPORA—The last book that celebrated black women photographers in all their glory was published 31 years ago. For these black women photographers and creators, that’s 31 years too long.
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A Photographer Who Uses Color to Hint at Her Own Presence – Hyperallergic
The latest issue of Aperture focuses on Africa and features strong, colorful images by the Kenyan photographer Mimi Cherono Ng’ok.
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15 African Artists To Follow On Instagram Now – Okay Africa
Gone are the days when you had to visit a gallery or museum—where works by black artists are usually underrepresented—to see the latest in fine art.
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‘Afro-Portraitism’ Is the New Black Art Movement You Need to Know – Okay Africa
A big part of creating unity in a culture relies on bringing people together and collaborating. While there are many traditional forms of collaboration, young people within the diaspora are finding unique ways to elevate imagery and representation of African people.
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Lina Viktor Paints a Multiverse of Black Womanhood With Her Stunning Visual Art – Okay Africa
This feature is in conjunction with our inaugural list—“OkayAfrica’s 100 Women”—where we take a look at the women making an impact on the African continent and in the diaspora.
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Coloured skin: the body art of Aida Muluneh – In pictures – The Guardian
Ethiopian photographer Aida Muluneh returned to her homeland to cut through the cliches of ‘animals, war, and famine’ with ultra-colourful images
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Osborne Macharia on Honoring Kenya’s Female Freedom Fighters with Opulent Hair – Okay Africa
Osborne Macharia is a Kenyan art photographer whose popular personal projects portray Kenyan women in powerful positions.
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The Future of Nigeria’s Art World Is In the Hands of its Young Artists
Victor Ehikhamenor is an award-winning writer, photographer and visual artist who’s had a career that spans over two decades and has covered Nigeria’s creative industry.
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Shabaka Hutchings on the New Generation of Jazz
My first encounter with U.K. saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings was in 2015 at Inside Out Jazz Lounge in Soweto, an intimate live music venue in the home of renowned percussionist Thebe Lipere.
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