Duende's stories attract our readers' attention since 2013 (previously hosted on brunoclaessens.com) and wishes to provide a useful resource for information on art of the African continent and its diaspora. Stories include exhibition announcements and reviews, interviews with artists, discoveries, new research, auction news, etc.
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Air Mountain, Niger. Man with necklace, tight fitting clothes and possible sticks in hands. “Bash’ marks on side of rock suggest rock gong. Horse Period. (image courtesy of David Coulson) Air Mountain, Niger. Man with necklace, tight fitting clothes and possible sticks in hands. “Bash’ marks on side of rock suggest rock gong. Horse Period. (image courtesy of David Coulson) -
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(Image courtesy of the Royal Museum for Central Africa, EO.1950.24.19) -
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(image from ‘Probing Art with CT Scans : A New Look at Two Masterpieces from Central Africa”, by Anne-Marie Bouttiaux & Marc Ghysels, Arts & Cultures, 2008: p. 230) -
Found in the Tsauni mine at Jemaa, about 25 miles north-east of Nok. (Image courtesy of the The National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Lagos, Nigeria) -
In Luba countryside: Judge Gorlia and his wife visiting a Luba village chief, ca. 1915. (EEPA 1977-0001-458) (image courtesy of the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives ) -
(image courtesy of Dr. Marc Ghysels, Brussels)Though inactive since November 2011, this videoblog “Djenne Terracotta” features some amazing views of Djenne figures from the Inland Niger Delta in Mali.
A project of the radiologist Marc Ghysels, 100 terracotta objects from both public as private collections are presented accompanied by an opaque rotation video 3D CT scan. Highlighting the details from all corners, one gets a much better understanding of the threedimensional sculptural qualities of these objects. Worth a visit.
The Menil Collection, Houston, USA (# 81-56 DJ) – (Image courtesy of the Menil Foundation) -
(Image courtesy of Sotheby’s)