The peace symbol originated as a sign based on an ... the Royal College of Art on board perhaps explains why the symbol ... based on west African patterns from the late 1930s and ...

Transforming a symbol of colonialism into a space for African art. Togo’s Palais De Lome, once home to German and French colonial rulers, is now home to modern pan-African art.

Peace: The Biography of a Symbol by Ken Kolsbun. National Geographic HK$260. Those who grew up in the west in the 1960s or 1970s might remember scrawling the circular peace symbol on a school ...

West African native ‘still in shock’ after winning top ArtPrize ... building a new house for his mom in West Africa and continuing to make art. ... which is his country’s national symbol.

So, when Obaseki announced the state’s partnership with the Legacy Restoration Trust and the British Museum to launch the Edo Museum of West African Art, the global community took notice.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari told West African bishops he appreciated Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” for proposing some of the boldest and most radical ideas on ...

The biggest art fair in West Africa draws artists and curators alike to build on the success of African art in the region and beyond. It's Art Month in Lagos. Artists, galleries and visitors from ...