Arts + Culture
24 January 2018
This Art Exhibit Gives Jean-Michel Basquiat His Due Credit As an Artistic Genius
"Boom For Real" at London's Barbican Art Gallery is the first substantial overview of Basquiat's career.
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Film + TV
29 August 2017
11 Films From the African Diaspora to Look Out For At the Toronto International Film Festival
Here are 11 films from the diaspora showing at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
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27 June 2016
Kip Omolade on His Amazing Afrofuturistic Portraits Inspired by Nigeria's Ife Bronze Heads
Meet Kip Omolade and his stunning work 'Diovadiova Chrome,' inspired by Nigeria's Ife Bronze Heads.
Film + TV
03 February 2014
'To Repel Ghosts': A Short Film About Jean-Michel Basquiat In Cote d’Ivoire
Phillipe Lacote's To Repel Ghosts, about Jean-Michel Basquiat in Cote d’Ivoire, is part of African Metropolis at Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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