Contemporary Art in and Out of Africa: Diasporic Resonance: ambivalence and parody
1.Formal Category 2. Informal Category: (Workshops; a new internationalism –souvenir art) 3. African Art on the Global Stage 4. Diaspora Dimension: Ambivalence and Parody
Aina Onabolu, Barrister Oil on canvas 1920s
Ben Enwonwu, Agbogho Mmuo, Oil on canvas, 1978 Student of Kenneth Murray Encouraged to reflect visible experiences from their African environment; Negritude and Pan Africanism
Ben Enwonwu, Statue of Queen Elizabeth 11 Bronze
The Zaria School
Demas Nwoko, Figure, Terracotta, Influenced by the stylistic elements of Nok
Informal Category Roadside Art and a new Internationalism
Unknown artist, Barber’s Sign—(Salon) shop display, enamel paints on wood
Cheri Samba, Why have I signed a contract?, acrylic on canvas, 1990
Kane Kwei, Mercedes-Benz shaped coffin, enamel paint on wood, 1989
Kane Kwei, Cocoa-pod shaped coffin, enamel paints on wood, 1970
Kane Kwei, Hen-shaped coffin, wood and enamel paint, 1989
On the Global Stage
Vote for Peace, Vote ANC, detail, 1994
Yinka Shonibare, Scramble for Africa, installation 14 chairs, 14 tables Wax prints, 2000
Yinka Shonibare detail
Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498, tempera and oil on plaster (Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan)
Yinka Shonibare, The Last Supper (after Leonardo) mixed media, 2013
Chris Ofili, The Holy Virgin Mary, Acrylic, resin, oil paper collage, Elephant dung on linen, 1996 Imagery of Mary the mother of Jesus; asexualized imagery of Aunt Jemima- the Black Mammy stereotype, domestic/wet nurse
Ritual of Imori (Knowing/discerning Destiny), Ijebu-Yoruba, Nigeria Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Sonponna, photograph
Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Soponna, Black and white silver gelatin With hand tinting, 1987
Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Golden Phallus, Color Photograph, 1989
El Anatsui, Searching for Connections (TsiaTsia ) bottle tops, printing plates, Aluminium and Copper wire, 2013
Diaspora Dimension
Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498, tempera and oil on plaster (Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan)
Dean Simon, Mandela surrounded by Peacemakers around the World, black & white painting 2013
Renee Cox, Yo Mama Last Supper, C-Print Photograph, 1999
Edouard Manet, "The Luncheon on the Grass“, oil on canvas, 1862/1863
Renee Cox, Cousins at pussy pond, 2001
Edouard Manet, Olympia, oil on canvas, 1863
Renee Cox, Olympia’s Boyz, Digital c-print, 2001
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, oil on canvas, 1907
Faith Ringgold, Picasso’s Studio, Acrylic on canvas And tie-dye fabric, 1991
Ike Ude, Cover Girl Series, Photo Text,
Ike Ude, Cover Girl, Installation view, Exit Art
Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii, oil on canvas,
Jacques-Louis David's painting Bonaparte Crossing the Alps at Grand-Saint-Bernard Oil on canvas,
Kehinde Wiley, Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps, oil on canvas, 2005
Peter Paul Rubens, King Philips II of Spain Oil on canvas, 1628
Kehinde Wiley, Portrait of Michael Jackson, oil on canvas, 2009
Jasper Johns, Flag, (wax encaustic on canvas) 1962
Faith Ringgold, Flag is Bleeding, oil on canvas, 1967
Faith Ringgold, Flag for the Moon: Die N…, o/c 1969
Kara Walker, The End of Uncle Tom, and the Grand Allegorical Tableau of Eva in Heaven, cut out paper and adhesive on wall, 1995
Kara Walker—a subtlety or the marvelous Sugar Baby