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Category: Sculpture
  • Layo Bright: Let America Be America Again

    I keep returning to the surfaces and details of this self-portrait by Layo Bright, and its title, drawn from Langston Hughes—my favorite poet—Let America Be America Again (1935). A 90-years-old poem, and still just as relevant today. Using the language of flowers and colors (inspired by the American flag), Nigerian-born artist Layo Bright explores themes…

  • Bernini’s Proserpina Through Gautier’s Arria Marcella

    Now housed in Rome’s Galleria Borghese, Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Rape of Proserpina (1621–1622) stands as a striking testament to the emotional and technical heights of early Baroque sculpture. Commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese and completed when Bernini was just twenty-three years old, the marble group depicts the abduction of Proserpina (Persephone) by Pluto (Hades), as…

  • Africa Basel 2025: A Vital New Platform for Contemporary African Art in Basel

    Launched in mid-June alongside Art Basel, one of the world’s top contemporary art fairs, Africa Basel set out to spotlight artists from Africa and its global diaspora in the heart of the Swiss city. This initiative addresses the ongoing underrepresentation of African art in major international fairs by offering a space that balances established and…