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Contemporary African Art in and out of Africa

Contemporary African Art in and out of Africa. The Great Exhibition. The Great Exhibition, London, 1851. Joseph Paxton, The Crystal Palace, 1851….destroyed by fire November 30, 1936. Edouard Manet , "The Luncheon on the Grass “, oil on canvas, 1862/1863 . Formal Category

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Contemporary African Art in and out of Africa

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  1. Contemporary African Art in and out of Africa

  2. The Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition, London, 1851

  3. Joseph Paxton, The Crystal Palace, 1851….destroyed by fire November 30, 1936

  4. EdouardManet, "The Luncheon on the Grass“, oil on canvas, 1862/1863

  5. Formal Category • 2. Informal Category: • (Workshops; a new internationalism –souvenir art) • 3. African Art on the Global Stage • 4. Diaspora Dimension: Ambivalence and Parody

  6. Formal Category: Evolution of Modern Art in Africa 1922 AinaOnabolu (1882-1963) Kenneth D. Murray (1902-1972) —British Colonial Officer, 1927 Ben Enwonwu Harlem Renaissance (Alain Locke); Negritude, assimilation ( Leopold Sedar Senghor, AimeCesaire) Pan Africanism

  7. Crowned Head of a Ruler, Ife, Nigeria Zinc Brass, 800-500 BP (12th-15th cent.) Leo Frobenius assumed this was Greek Poseidon or Roman Neptune Which belonged to the famed Atlantis

  8. Aina Onabolu, Barrister Oil on canvas 1920s

  9. Ben Enwonwu, Agbogho Mmuo, Oil on canvas, 1978 Student of Kenneth Murray Encouraged to reflect visible experiences from their African environment; Negritude and Pan Africanism

  10. Ben Enwonwu, Negritude Oil on canvas

  11. Ben Enwonwu Sir AdetokunboAdemola The Alake of Egbaland, Bronze

  12. Ben Enwonwu, Statue of Queen Elizabeth 11 Bronze

  13. The Zaria School

  14. The Zaria Art society, 1958 “Zaria Rebels” Natural synthesis—combining the best of Nigerian values with those from outside Bruce Onobrakpeya Have You Heard, Oil on canvas, 1959 Influenced by the Adire indigo dyed fabric design patterns of the Yoruba

  15. Adire, (Indigo dyed cloth) Yoruba, Nigeria, indigo and cotton 20th century

  16. Bruce Onobrakpeya, Untitled Oil on canvas 1961

  17. Demas Nwoko, Figure, Terracotta, 1967-8 Influenced by the stylistic elements of Nok

  18. Demas Nwoko Adam and Eve Terracotta, 1967/68

  19. Informal Category: Catholic Workshops & Experimental Workshops a) OyeEkiti—Catholic Mission—Father Kevin Carroll (1947-1954)

  20. Lamidi Fakeye, Flight into Egypt, wood, 1956 Integration of Christian subject matter with Yoruba sculpture tradition —Africanization of form

  21. George Bandele, One of the Three Wise Men From the Christmas Crib Set Wood, beads, pigments 1954

  22. The Experimental Workshops b) MbariMbayo—Ibadan/Osogbo—UlliBeier 1961-1968) OsogboExperiments—MbariMbayo Workshop Talented young artists who were still unfettered by European artistic convention

  23. Adire, (Indigo dyed cloth) Yoruba, Nigeria, indigo and cotton 20th century

  24. Georgina Beier, Untitled, oil on board 25 panels, 1985

  25. Georgina Beier, Untitled, linoleum cut print, 1960

  26. Adebisi Akanji, Untitled-scene from A Petrol Station Cement sculpture, Cement n.d

  27. Twin Seven Seven, a.k.a Chief Taiwo Olaniyi, Pen and Ink 1967 Phantasmagoric/Dream like images steeped in Yoruba folkloric tradition

  28. Jimoh Buraimoh, faces and bird, gouache and beads on board, 1996

  29. Informal Category Roadside Art and a new Internationalism

  30. Unknown artist, Barber’s Sign—(Salon) shop display, enamel paints on wood

  31. Cheri Samba, Why have I signed a contract?, acrylic on canvas, 1990

  32. Kane Kwei, Mercedes-Benz shaped coffin, enamel paint on wood, 1989

  33. Kane Kwei, Cocoa-pod shaped coffin, enamel paints on wood, 1970

  34. Kane Kwei, Hen-shaped coffin, wood and enamel paint, 1989

  35. On the Global Stage

  36. Man wearing commemorative cloth With likeness of Queen Elizabeth II Ghana, 1960

  37. Vote for Peace, Vote ANC, detail, 1994

  38. Yinka Shonibare, Scramble for Africa, installation 14 chairs, 14 tables Wax prints, 2000

  39. Yinka Shonibare detail

  40. Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498, tempera and oil on plaster (Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan)

  41. YinkaShonibare, The Last Supper (after Leonardo) mixed media, 2013

  42. Chris Ofili, The Holy Virgin Mary, Acrylic, resin, oil paper collage, Elephant dung on linen, 1996 Imagery of Mary the mother of Jesus; asexualized imagery of Aunt Jemima- the Black Mammy stereotype, domestic/wet nurse

  43. Ritual of Imori (Knowing/discerning Destiny), Ijebu-Yoruba, Nigeria Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Sonponna, photograph

  44. Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Soponna, Black and white silver gelatin With hand tinting, 1987

  45. Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Golden Phallus, Color Photograph, 1989

  46. El Anatsui, Searching for Connections (TsiaTsia ) bottle tops, printing plates, Aluminium and Copper wire, 2013

  47. Diaspora Dimension: Ambivalence and Parody

  48. Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498, tempera and oil on plaster (Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan)

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