Identity project, Magara, inspired by African themes. A great example of branding and identity using various mediums. This project, a graphic identity project by Pablo Gauthier was…

This self portrait poster series on the theme of xenophobia, based on the words of Mexican director and screenplay writer, Guillermo Del Torro, was created by Sindiso Nyoni, a …

STARS OF ETHIOPIA
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHESTER HIGGINS JR

March 1 — May 1, 2011

An outdoor series of 13 large-scale portraits from Ethiopia displayed at the Kimmel Center Windows…

The stories behind the sensuous Renaissance paintings are almost as titillating as the art itself. They were created for Philip II, the pious, Catholic king of Spain, and in a journey spanning…

North Africa is experiencing what is now called the biggest revolution in modern times as millions of protesters join in the fight against oppression, dictatorship and political…

I’m excited — in addition to having access to countless databases, such as JSTOR, for online teaching purposes, Google has launched a virtual Grand Tour of museums around the world. As an art…

Silenced by the politics of the time, Milton Rogovin began taking photographs on Buffalo’s lower West Side in the 1950s. Not photos of celebrities posing or ducking from flashbulbs, but portraits of…

The Johannesburg-based artist Mary Sibande who creates life-size sculptures of black women in brightly coloured and elaborate Victorian dresses, is one of two African artists (among 30…

I’m digging the work of designer and illustrator, Dimitra Tzanos. Born and raised in Jo’burg, of Greek origin and currently living in Athens, the project featured here brings together these…