Brazil, a country known for its vibrant culture and rich artistic heritage, has become a burgeoning nucleus for fashion over the recent decades. The largest country in South America, the nation possesses one of the fastest-growing economies in the region. The majority of the population now resides in urban centres scattered along the eastern coastline,…
Born in Botswana and presently living and working in the Netherlands, multidisciplinary artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s practice encompasses drawing, painting, installation and animation. The imagery in Sunstum’s work reflects the diverse genealogies of her experience living in different parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as her ongoing research into mythology, geology, and…
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair will make its 11th consecutive appearance at Somerset House, London, scheduled from 12-15 October 2023 — and Something Curated gets to take a first look. As the premier global art fair devoted to contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, 1-54 London 2023 will feature a record-breaking presence of…
The slippery space between expressions of physical discomfort and intense pleasure are taken up in New York based painter Jade Thacker’s work. With a background in printmaking, the artist’s diaristic arrangements tackle the manifold experience of womanhood with a compositional balance that brings new figures into focus with each observation. Oftentimes Thacker uses text to…
Established in 1972, A.I.R. Gallery became the first non-profit gallery in the United States dedicated to showcasing the work of women artists. Susan Williams and Barbara Zucker, along with Dotty Attie, Maude Boltz, Mary Grigoriadis, and Nancy Spero, first joined forces, going onto invite fourteen other women artists to become co-founders of the initiative, totalling…
New York-based artistic duo Ming Lin and Alexandra Tatarsky are behind Shanzhai Lyric, a collaborative practice that documents and transforms awkwardly translated slogans from mostly Chinese manufactured bootleg garments into an on-going poem. The subversive and unendingly entertaining project has gained a following both in the art world and on Instagram, exploring the global fashion…
Tea rituals offer a unique insight into diverse histories of the world. The tale of tea originates in China, where it is believed that in 2737 BCE, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung sat beneath a tree while his servant boiled drinking water. As fate would have it, a few leaves from the tree floated into…
Opening on 5 July and running until 29 October 2023, the South London Gallery (SLG) will present Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the Lakes. The SLG’s local neighbourhood of Peckham is home to one of the largest Nigerian diaspora communities in the UK and is sometimes referred to as ‘Little Lagos.’ Lagos was a significant…