#african-diaspora

#african-diaspora

Walking through Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imaginationat the Museum of Modern Art, I noticed that the exhibition didn't have definite sections or texts, and the wall labels abstained from naming the nationalities of the photographers. It was an invigorating experience to be in a show that eschews geographic boundaries set up by Western nations, as well as rejects a cause-and-effect narrative that centers Western colonialism as a framework for understanding African aesthetic production.

Nigerian American photographer Mikael Owunna's life-size, shimmering images of ancient deities in outer space set the tone for "UNBOUND: Art, Blackness and the Universe," MoAD's stellar exploration of the African diaspora in the eternal and the infinite. "UNBOUND," which runs through Aug. 16, 2026, is MoAD curatorial chief Key Jo Lee's most ambitious exhibition to date. Over three floors, she presents an African diaspora that is "unbound" from earthly and chronological conceptions of diaspora.

Our mission at Asase Yaa Children's Summer Art Camp has always been to ignite curiosity, creativity and cultural pride in our youth, said Rubie inez Williams, the camp director.

"I feel like at Yoshi's, I kind of stretch out a little bit." Goapele expresses her excitement for her upcoming solo show, emphasizing the freedom and creativity she finds in performing there.

Being able to grow your own food is one of the most radical ways that you can express your freedom, your sovereignty, your liberation, says Valerie Goode.