CONVERSATIONS
Art Gold, Memory, and Power: A Conversation with Rita Mawuena Benissan on Her Exhibition ‘The Ones Before Her Were Covered in Gold’
Africans Column is honored to host an exclusive interview with Ghanaian-American interdisciplinary artist Rita Mawuena Benissan about her highly anticipated...
Art A Deeper Engagement: Emma Menell on Founding Tyburn Foundation and the ‘Quiet Grounds’ for African Art
The autumn art calendar in Paris is a high-octane spectacle, a time when the city is completely immersed in cultural...
Art Seating Silence: A Conversation with Joshua Oheneba-Takyi and Curator Domenico de Chirico on “The Silent Allegory of a Universal Chair
The contemporary art world continually seeks voices that can translate global concerns through deeply personal yet universally accessible visual languages....
Art Inside October Gallery’s 1-54 London Presentation: Curator Eleri Fanshawe and Artists Discuss Craft, Critique, and Kinship
October Gallery returns to 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London (16th – 19th October, 2025), with a commanding six-artist presentation...
Art Shaping the Future: A Conversation with Kwame Mintah, Dexter Wimberly, and Abdoulaye Konaté on “The Shape of Things to Come” at Efie Gallery
The Shape of Things to Come, curated by Dexter Wimberly, and running from 11 October 2025 to 10 January 2026...
Design Shaping Space, Telling Stories: An Interview with Adonia Mankou Yanate of Shumukh Design
From childhood moments of rearranging imaginary homes to her first professional milestone with Le Gabriel in Kinshasa, Adonia Mankou Yanate’s...
Art Thirteen Editions On: Touria El Glaoui Reflects on the Journey of 1-54 London and African Art’s Global Future
This October, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to Somerset House for its 13th London edition, reaffirming its role as...
Architecture Lesley Lokko on the Nomadic African Studio: Reimagining Education, Mobility, and the Future of Architecture
Few figures have left as profound a mark on the global architecture discourse in the 21st century as Professor Lesley...
Design Inside Nigeria’s Award-Winning Biennale Pavilion: Myles Igwebuike on Bridging Past, Present, and Future
At the heart of the 2025 London Design Biennale, one pavilion stood out—not just for its visual or sensory appeal,...
Interviews Exploring Omenai Gallery’s New Chapter: A Conversation with Gbenro Adeyemo and Kwaku Osei Owusu Achim on The Gallery’s First Physical Space and Debut Exhibition
Omenai Gallery, a new beacon in the world of contemporary African art, has opened its first physical space in Chicago’s...
Interviews Building the Future with Rammed Earth: An Interview with Joelle Eyeson, Co-founder of Hive Earth
Founded in 2017, Hive Earth is a groundbreaking construction company based in Accra, Ghana, that champions sustainable building practices using...
Interviews Through A Celestial Lens: Julie Banâtre And Léa Perier Loko Discuss Reimagining Beninese Sculpture In ‘Interstellar’
‘Interstellar, A Tribute to Beninese Sculpture’ at SEPTIEME Gallery in Cotonou is a captivating exhibition running until September 21st, 2024....