Photo: Omar Victor Diop Aminata, 2013, Photograph from the series The Studio of Vanities © Victor Omar Diop, 2014, Courtesy Magnin-A Gallery, Paris
Since its launch last year at the Guggenheim Bilbao, Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design, has been touring the world, showcasing contemporary African design in an extraordinary new light. Now on view at Kunsthal, Rotterdam, through January 15, 2017, this landmark exhibition features the work of more than 120 artists and designers working today, introducing a new generation of creators to the global stage.
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Featuring object and furniture designs, graphic art, illustration, fashion, architecture, urban design, handicraft, video, film and photography, Making Africa reveals how design relates to and reflect the economic changes across the continent today. Many of the artists featured work in different disciplines and skillfully break with conventions to create an entirely new approach that is equal parts innovative and compelling.
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Vigilism, Idumota Market, Lagos 2081A.D., 2013 from the Our Africa 2081A.D. series, illustration for the Ikiré Jones Heritage Menswear Collection © Courtesy Olalekan [vigilism.com] and Walé Oyéjidé [ikirejones.com