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How Ethiopian art secured its spot on the world's stage
July 31, 2020 [...] Over the last five years contemporary Ethiopian artists have been making a name for themselves on the global art market, but it's been a long time coming. After almost... -
13 Black Artists on Life in America Right Now
July 15, 2020 [..] The Artist Statements project is an ever-evolving creative tribute to the agonies and the ecstasies of Black American life-from police brutality and civil rights activism to the close bonds... -
"UNTITLED, Art Online" To Hold First-Ever VR Art Fair This July
July 21, 2020 [...] While most art fairs have been canceled in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, UNTITLED, Art has partnered with Danish art-and-tech startup Artland to create the world's first virtual reality... -
Five Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now
July 15, 2020 [...] Shooting mostly in and around Addis Ababa, the photographer and fashion designer Eyerusalem Jiregna bundles simple details like a bright orange hard hat, a patterned skirt, or daisy-shaped barrettes... -
A global list of Black-owned/founded museums, art galleries, and spaces
June 19, 2020 [...] Founded in 2016 by Rakeb Sile and Mesai Haileleul, Addis Fine Art was the first local white cube space and international platform in Ethiopia, and has fast become one... -
When He is Not in His Painting Studio, Tadesse Mesfin is Training the Next Generation of Ethiopian Artists
May 23, 2020 [...] A PROMINENT FIGURE in Ethiopian Modernism, Tadesse Mesfin thrives on two creative fronts: making paintings and training the next generation of artists. Women are the protagonists in Mesfin’s ongoing... -
‘Absolutely Vile’ or ‘Powerful’? Christoph Buchel’s Migrant Boat Is the Most Divisive Work at the Venice Biennale
May 16, 2019 [...} At the Venice Biennale last week, artist Christoph Büchel unveiled his most provocative work thus far: Barca Nostra (Our Boat), the rusting hulk of a barge that sank in... -
Five African Artists Demonstrating Creative Resilience in Challenging Times
May 10, 2020 [...] The work of New York-based artist Tariku Shiferaw of Ethiopian origin is dense with layered materials - spray paint atop plastic or wood and then painted in acrylic -... -
Whisky drinking, dog walking and gardening: art dealers' plans for the alternative Frieze New York
May 6, 2020 [...] For Rakeb Sile, the founder and managing director of Addis Fine Art who is currently quarantining in Addis Ababa, the fair's cancellation came as sad news: 'As the very... -
Could the art world’s experiment with online fairs force a healthy rethink?
May 1, 2020 [...] “There is no substitute to seeing art on the walls,” says Rakeb Sile, co-founder of Addis Fine Art gallery in Ethiopia. This is true in particular for lesser-known, emerging... -
In Addis Ababa, Creative Entrepreneurs Look Toward Ethiopia’s Future
April 30, 2020 [...] One standout pioneer in collective creativity is Rakeb Sile, cofounder of Addis Fine Art, the first contemporary art gallery in the city to offer artists international representation. Sile spent... -
12 Picks from Art Dubai Online
March 31, 2020 [...] Although the 14th edition of the actual art fair was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Art Dubai has launched an online catalogue where we can still view and... -
Contemporary Artists on Art and Society
March 23, 2020 [...] Penta brought together four New York-based artists-Tishan Hsu, Christopher Myers, Mika Rottenberg, and Tariku Shiferaw-for dinner at the Midtown Manhattan restaurant Butter to talk about the role art can... -
An Ethiopian Gallery Enriches a Global Art Conversation
December 3, 2019 With a trip to the Untitled fair in Miami, Addis Fine Art adds to the connections it’s building between Ethiopian artists and the rest of the world. “I called Mesai,... -
Our Comprehensive Guide to the 14 Key Art Fairs During Art Basel Miami Beach Week 2019
December 29, 2019 [...] The eighth edition of the fair features 126 galleries from all over the world, curated by Omar López-Chahoud, with a special section curated by Jordan Stein. Some highlights to... -
Exhibition | Wasteland | 14 November 2019 - 5 January 2020
The Drawing Centre, New York Wasteland marks the fifth iteration of Open Sessions, a six-part exhibition program presented between October 2018 and January 2020 at The Drawing Center. Organized by curators Rosario Güiraldes and Lisa... -
Contemporary Art From Africa Is Seizing Global Attention. Here’s Your Guide to Six Emergent Art Markets Making It Happen
October 2, 2019 [...] A single hub for such a massive and heterogenous continent may never materialize. Instead, Rakeb Sile, cofounder of the gallery Addis Fine Art, predicts that “there will be and...
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