New Cross-Cultural Light Points at ‘African Origin’ Show at the Met

[ad_1] Object by object, there is no better exhibition in the city.Origin of African Civilization” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There isn’t another one filled with ethical and political tensions. A collection of 42 sculptures in one of the Met’s Egyptian galleries brings together pieces here for the first time, centuries after the Ancient …

Many African Countries Tighten Covid Restrictions as Fourth Wave

[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya – In just the past three weeks, the percentage of Kenyans who have tested positive for the coronavirus has increased from less than 1 percent to over 30 percent – the country’s highest ever positive rate. In Uganda, about 50 lawmakers and their staff, some of whom have been vaccinated, tested positive …

‘Guerrilla Scholar’ of African Art Robert Farris Thompson dies at 88

[ad_1] He spoke and wrote about African civilizations as an endless variety of ethical, philosophical, and aesthetic systems. He said a “guerrilla scholarship” that combines art history, anthropology, dance history, religious studies, sociology and ethnomusicology is needed to grasp their complexity and sophistication. This hybrid practice has repeatedly taken him from the academic ivory tower …

South African Company Approaches License to Sell J. & J. Covid Shot

[ad_1] South African pharmaceutical manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare announced on Tuesday that it has completed the first agreement to control the production of a Covid-19 vaccine in Africa. The agreement with Johnson & Johnson will allow Aspen to bottle and market the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Africa under the brand name Aspenovax. Aspen would then …

South African Company Approaches License to Sell J. & J. Covid Shot

[ad_1] South African pharmaceutical manufacturer Aspen Pharmacare announced on Tuesday that it has completed the first agreement to control the production of a Covid-19 vaccine in Africa. The agreement with Johnson & Johnson will allow Aspen to bottle and market the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Africa under the brand name Aspenovax. Aspen would then …

Putting West African Art in a Global Spotlight

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron said in 2017 that African artifacts were returned from French museums. “priority” Cécile Fakhoury discovered a figure for her government that truly shocked and unsettled her: about 90 percent of the sales from her gallery in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, were made to international collectors. considering the reason Galerie Cecile Fakhoury …