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Wonderland 2008-2012. Jaume Plensa. #springinyyc #publicart

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A selection of bold, daring and provocative art--this is only for the brave.

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Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu takes Okayafrica TV on a private tour of her exhibition "A Fantastic Journey" at the Brooklyn Museum.

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The Apollo partners with World Music Institute to present Africa Now! - a weekend festival spotlighting today’s African music scene, centered around a blow out a concert event on the legendary Apollo stage hosted by celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson. From hip hop to Afrobeat, pop to folk, Africa Now! features a powerful line-up of artists who have drawn upon their roots for inspiration – and transplanted them onto the global music landscape. TIX and Details: http://www.apollotheater.org/africa-now Playlist: Blitz the Ambassador, Lokua Kanza, Nneka, Freshlyground

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http://bit.ly/AfricaNowSouthAfrica #AFRICA NOW! SOUTH AFRICA PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WORLD MUSIC INSTITUTE A FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC MAKERS Artists in playlist: Simphiwe Dana, JustMusicSouthAfrica, Toya Delazy, Tuni Molekane

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Sneak peak of Aretha Frankline's upcoming LP. Sept 2014.

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Some of my favourite photographs of Diane Audrey Ngako's takeover of our instagram account.

These photos were taken during her trips to Cameroon, her home country, and Kenya.

See them all here.

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Seven tips to help complete a project

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Loved this talk!

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"The business of children’s literature enjoys ever more success, sparking multiple movie franchises and crossover readership, even as representations of young people of color are harder and harder to find.

This apartheid of literature — in which characters of color are limited to the townships of occasional historical books that concern themselves with the legacies of civil rights and slavery but are never given a pass card to traverse the lands of adventure, curiosity, imagination or personal growth — has two effects."

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"Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin."

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Souwere painting of Senegal. These artworks of glass painting usually depict history, daily life, women, relationships, griots and are sometimes used to tell religious epics. During the French colonial rule of Senegal, the artform was banned due to its militant  stance.

The artworks featured are by painters Birahim Fall, Mam Gueye, Babacar Lo, Badé and renowned artist Gora M’bengue. 

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Bicycle Portraits by Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler

For two years, and with the help of funds raised from three Kickstarter campaigns, photographers Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler travelled South Africa taking images of over 500 cyclists.

"They did not photograph people who ride purely for exercise or recreation, but instead searched for those who use bicycles as an integral tool in their day-to-day existence. They learnt that in South Africa, especially in the cities, very few people use bicycles to get around. It became clear that as major centres develop, there is still a trend to structure cities for cars, not people. The effect on individuals seems dramatic in a country with a growing divide between those who can afford motorised transport and those who battle to.

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Shades of Swagger #18 |  Picture in Picture - Algeria, 1990.

Photo courtesy of GrazianoA’s flickr photostream.

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I don’t like this expression ‘First World problems.’ It is false and it is condescending. Yes, Nigerians struggle with floods or infant mortality. But these same Nigerians also deal with mundane and seemingly luxurious hassles. Connectivity issues on your BlackBerry, cost of car repair, how to sync your iPad, what brand of noodles to buy: Third World problems. All the silly stuff of life doesn’t disappear just because you’re black and live in a poorer country. People in the richer nations need a more robust sense of the lives being lived in the darker nations. Here’s a First World problem: the inability to see that others are as fully complex and as keen on technology and pleasure as you are.

Teju Cole (via semperes)