Visual Art – Sisi Afrika Magazine

June 1, 2022May 30, 2022

A Street Art Mural in Zimbabwe Exposes a Divided Society

This continued marginalisation of Matabeleland (a region in southwestern Zimbabwe inhabited mainly by the Ndebele people) by the ZANU-PF-led government has rendered Zimbabwe so fragile a nation that even a street mural can expose its disunity.

by The Conversation

May 21, 2022May 18, 2022

Visual Art

Doual’Art: Thirty Years of Showcasing Cameroon Contemporary Art

In 1991, Marylin Douala Manga Bell and her husband founded Cameroon's first-ever contemporary art center. Since then, she has been a key enabler of local talent growth - and the emergence of Cameroon's contemporary artists on the world stage. Now she wants to ensure that their legacy has a more local focus..

by bird - African Stories Agency

Art & Culture Visual Art

The Case of the Modern Male African Comedian

This phenomenon, of men conveniently being women, to capture the profits of content creation is becoming rampant among African content creators, and specifically Kenyan content creators, but why the proliferation of negative stereotyping?

by Nyarinda Moraa April 20, 2022December 5, 2024

Visual Art

Ghana: The Local King of Body Painting Seeks World Recognition

Body painting is a niche art, to say the least. The 100,000 subscribers and millions of views on his Youtube channel suggest that Mawuli Awuku is the king of it. Certainly, in his neck of the woods. Now he is after worldwide recognition.

by Peter Nelee - bird contributor November 19, 2021November 17, 2021