The exhibition of Tesfaye Urgessa, curated by Eike Schmidt and Chiara Toti, opens from the 18th of December 2018 to the 3rd of February 2019 at the Andito degli Angioini in Pitti Palace.
The exhibition of Tesfaye Urgessa, curated by Eike Schmidt and Chiara Toti, opens from the 18th of December 2018 to the 3rd of February 2019 at the Andito degli Angioini in Pitti Palace.
There is no premeditation in Urgessa's compositions, but rather a decision to adhere to the logic of the subconscious and chance, for a meaning that is sometimes wry and sometimes irreverent.
The exhibition of Tesfaye Urgessa, curated by Eike Schmidt and Chiara Toti, opens from the 18th of December 2018 to the 3rd of February 2019 at the Andito degli Angioini in Pitti Palace.
Tesfaye Urgessa kam vor sechs Jahren mit einem Stipendium an die Stuttgarter Akademie der Bildenden Künste. Heute sind die Werke des Äthiopiers nicht nur hochgelobt, er kann auch von ihnen leben.
Wondering how to start collecting art? Addis Fine Art gallery owner, Rakeb Sile shares expert knowledge Ethiopian art and on how to start.
Tesfaye Urgessa kam vor sechs Jahren mit einem Stipendium an die Stuttgarter Akademie der Bildenden Künste. Heute sind die Werke des Äthiopiers nicht nur hochgelobt, er kann auch von ihnen leben.
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A treasure trove of portraits from more than 20 African and African-descendant contemporary paintersThis catalog showcases over 20 figurative artists from the African continent and diaspora. While the artists assembled represent a diverse array of styles, they all explore complex questions of identity, aesthetics and art history. Amoako Boafo and Otis Quaicoe reveal richly layered hybrid identities; Souleimane Barry, Bouvy Enkobo and Christopher Myers conjure dreamlike scenes that merge the real and the imaginary, drawing from an endless trove of African myths. Together, the artists' portraits invite the reader to interrogate how the Black figure has often been misrepresented or overlooked in the Western painting tradition. Artists include: Millicent Akweley, Cornelius Annor, Crystal Yara Anthony, Atsoupé, Souleimane Barry, Amoako Boafo, David Aplerh-Doku Borlabi, Alexandre Diop, Kimathi Donokor, Matthew Eguavoen, Bouvy Enkobo, Basil Kincaid, Turiya Magadela, Gastineau Massamba, James Mishio, Christopher Myers, Everlyn Nicodemus, Jean-David Nkot, Boluwatife Oyederin, Afia Prempeh, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, Josie Love Roebuck, Eric Adjei Tawiah and Tesfaye Urgessa.
Wondering how to start collecting art? Addis Fine Art gallery owner, Rakeb Sile shares expert knowledge Ethiopian art and on how to start.
