I've been pretty much cooped up in the office, or lying gently moaning in bed, and haven't much wanted to venture into the real world. Its nice then that some people bother to put a comprehensive overview of their show on-line. The other advantage to this, of course, is that the Internet is far more permanent than the real world. It really is a good idea.

So take a look at Experimental Frontiers a show of Nigerian and South African artists. My only wish is that they'd uploaded high-res versions of the individual works. Still, worth a peek.

Update: I messed up the URL link. It should be working now.

Labels: experimental frontiers, nigerian art, south african art

Curated by Okey Nwafor (co-curated with the Cape Africa Platform Young Curators)
This exhibition juxtaposes the production of young artists from Nigeria and South Africa in order to see how their different concerns and issues coincide and diverge. This is the first exhibition to specifically address this juxtaposition and to examine the commonalities that artists from two of Africa’s most important countries have in common.
In particular, works that address social concerns have been selected: how are these concerns articulated by artists from these two geographically and culturally separated countries? What meanings are embedded in their works? These are some of the curatorial issues that Nwafor addresses in this exhibition.
Participating artists: Bright Eke; Amarachi Okafor; Ozioma Onuzulike; Chike Obeagu; Ndide Dike (Nigeria); Stuart Bird; Dan Halter (South Africa).
Okey Nwafor has curated this exhibition as part of the African Program in Museum and Heritage Studies (APMHS) in Association with the Cape Africa Platform.
Opens: 17:00 7 August 2008
Closes: 17:00 12 August 2008
Cape Africa Platform
8 Spin Street
Cape Town
Enquiries: penncils@yahoo.com

Labels: listings, nigerian art, south african art, Vansa, Young Curators