Malangatana: Homage to an African visionary
The Gallery of African Art, Cork Street’s eminent new venue showcasing contemporary and modern art from the continent, has produced a deeply evocative tribute to Valente Malangatana Ngwenya, better known simply as Malangatana, arguably one of the great creative spirits and gifted visual storytellers to emerge from Africa before his death in 2011, writes SAJID RIZVI. The painter/poet/philosopher, part-time guerrilla fighter and...
Africa in Britain, Britain in Africa and Beyond
Paper entitled ‘Africa in Britain, Britain in Africa and Beyond,’ presented by Sajid Rizvi Art Criticism & Curatorial Practices In Marginal Contexts, symposium organised by the International Association of Art Critics, Addis Ababa, January 2006 This paper focuses on the evolving connections between Britain, my adopted country, and Africa, a continent I began to familiarise myself with rather late in life, after a visit...