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A Survey of African Arts deals with three primary ideas: Africa (the place), Art (human expression, its creation, use and interpretation) and History (over time). The course will look at the forms, ...

They have shown their work at the world's leading design fairs, but never in their home countries. The Palais de Lomé in Togo has brought together, for the first time on the continent, the crème de la ...

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has been a keystone of Philadelphian culture since its founding in 1876, making it one of the oldest public art museums in the United States. Now, the museum is looking ...

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A self-portrait by South African artist Alexis Preller and a piece from postcolonial Moroccan painter Mohamed Melehi described by Sotheby’s as “career-defining,” will lead a sale of modern and ...

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Beauty and ingenuity can be found around every corner of a new fashion exhibition in Chicago. One mannequin wears a stunning, contemporary piece fashioned primarily from cowrie shells. Another models ...