Category: Arts
By Laura Fiorio According to American historian Ann Laura Stoler, the term aphasia describes the inability to talk about one’s past, especially in the context of colonial power relations. I’m interested in the interrelation between memories and memorials, oral and…
Ethiopian artists Selome Muleta and Merikokeb Berhanu are among the artists featured at the prestigious Art Basel Paris 2025, taking place at the Grand Palais Éphémère from October 22 to 26. Art Basel Paris, one of the five contemporary art…
Edward Bawden (1903–1989) was a distinguished British watercolour painter and illustrator. His early artistic training began at the Cambridge School of Art (1919–1922), followed by three formative years at the Royal College of Art in London (1922–1925). Before the outbreak…
Do you remember Hewan Gebrewold from Jano Band? She was one of the lead singers of the group, a full ensemble, and one of Ethiopia’s top acts. The band has since disbanded, and we haven’t heard much about them lately.…
ለኦቦ ቦጎሳ ቀኖ + ለአዴ ሶሬቲ መታሰቢያ ይሁን + ወንዙን ተሻግሮ ጉብታው ላይ ባለ ሣር ክዳን ቤት፤ ከአጠገቡ የተራበ ሕጻን ሆድ የምታክል ያጋደለች የእህል ጎተራ፤ ፈንጠር ብሎ ማማ፣ ማማው ላይ ከወጣህ የበቆሎ ማሣ ከዳር ዳር እንደ እጅህ መዳፍ ወለል ብሎ…
በርካታ አባላት የነበሩበትና ብዙ ዝግጀት የተደረገበት የኤትኖግራፊ ጉዞ ነበር። እንደ አውሮፓውያን ዘመን አቆጣጠር ዓ.ም. ከ1931 እስከ 1933 የተደረገው የዳካር ጂቡቲ የተልዕኮ ቡድን (Mission Dakar-Djibouti)። የአፍሪካ አህጉርን እሴቶች፣ እምነቶች፣ ባህሎች፣ የዕደ-ጥበብ ስራዎች፣ እንስሳት ፣ እጽዋት እንዳይጠፉ ለመታደግ መወሰድ ያለበት እርምጃ ነው…
A news bulletin on the UK’s Channel 4 announces: “In Somalia, an American drone strike has killed a Somali terrorist with ties to Al-Qaeda.” With this brief, factual report, The Village Next to Paradise begins—Mo Harawe’s debut feature film, presented…
This major exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, « Paris noir, 1950-2000 » (Black Paris, 1950–2000), features 150 African, African-American, and Caribbean artists—on view until 30 June. Around 400 paintings, sculptures, and archival documents trace their presence in Paris from 1947…
The Ethiopian singer Yemariam “Yema” Chernet has a gentle voice with a steely core, crafting an intimately forceful style and a lush feel that’s revealed on her debut album “Yedega Sew”. Based in Addis Ababa, Yema adeptly bridges the traditional…
Joey Lawrence, better known by his professional name, Joey L, is a Canadian-born self-taught photographer and director based in Addis Ababa. He is known for both his fine art personal projects and high-profile commissions. Lawrence, among others, has captured portraits…