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Chazen Museum, Wisconsin University, USAAdd Labels
 

What is African Art?

• History
• Purpose- functionality
  • Aesthetic
  • Types of African art

Has African Art reached a Contemporary level

• How do people in Africa embrace their art
• How do they tend to express the content in their work
• Is there a market for contemporary art in Africa to begin with

Which people are involved in contemporary Art

• Artist
• The government
• Galleries
• Museum

 African Artists Already on the international scene

• El Anatsui
• Yinka Shonibare
• Wangechi Mutu
• William Kentridge
• Berni seale
• Ibrahim El Salahi
• Sokari Douglas Camp
• Ablade Glover
• Ato Delaquis

What is the Potential for young coming African artist

• Which people are supporting them
• What shows have they locally been in
• Have they any exposure to the outside networking

What the international art world think of and see African art

• Is the meaning of the work going to be the priority or the value
• Do they find it easy to relate to issues being represented in the works
• Is the culture, values and tradition of African art fully understood on the international level.
• Which people are going to buy it