Ermias Kifleyesus, Touch, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and Addis Fine Art.
[...] In his latest body of work, informed by his experience as an immigrant inhabiting the liminal point of intersection between different cultures, Kifleyesus explores the complex and tense relationship between Africa and the West – particularly the way in which European and North American countries have appropriated African aesthetics and commodities.
Co-founders Rakeb Sile and Mesai Haileleul’s mission in opening Addis Fine Art is to elevate forgotten art histories, with Ermais Kifleyesus’s work speaking profoundly to this. [...]
