SEVEN ARTISTS
One Continent
Of Nubian origin, Hassan took his diploma at the Naples Art School in 1984; in 1988 he was selected to represent Africa in the "Aperto '88" section of the Venice Biennale. He has exhibited in numerous galleries in Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, and New York City. Hassan has lived in Italy since 1979, working between Fano and Milan.
This exhibition makes no grand curatorial claims, takes place in a private space in a city that has until recently paid little attention to contemporary African art. But we live in changing times and London, with the rest of the world, is waking up to the fact that Africa has some outstanding contemporary artists. The vibrancy of Africa's cultures and sensory environments, its relative freedom from the hegemony of global fashions, curatorial elites and standardisation of any kind equates to fertile ground for the development of artistic talent in a continent that has more than its fair share of artists looking for avenues to express themselves and make a difference to their own lives and to the wider world.
Seven Artists One Continent features work by the late George Lilanga from Tanzania and six other artists who with the exception of Jems Koko Bi, who lives in Germany, are living and working on the African continent - from Tanzania to Senegal. Their work reflects the eclecticism that characterises Africa and contemporary African art.
Artists Featured:
SOLY CISSE - Senegal
LOVEMORE KAMBUDZI - Zimbabwe
PETERSON KAMWATHI - Kenya
JEMS KOKO BI - Cote D'Ivoire
GEORGE LILANGA - Tanzania
RICHARD ONYANGO - Kenya
DOMINIQUE ZINKPE - Benin
Curated by Ed Cross and Rebecca Leathley.
