Despite a lack of investment in the region’s cultural practices, artisans are looking for ways to make local craft economically sustainable for their communities.
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Starchitect David Adjaye Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Adjaye is no longer working on the UK Holocaust Memorial after three former female employees came forward with allegations, which the architect denies.
CrazinisT ArtisT Is Fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights in Ghana
“Without my gender and racial identity or my ‘total being,’ my work does not exist,” says the multidisciplinary artist and trans woman.
Kojo Marfo’s Portraits Depict the Cracks in Polite Society
The artist’s style blends aesthetic and cultural elements from Ghana, London, and New York’s graffiti scenes.
Kwame Nkrumah’s Legacy in Film
From documentaries to ethnographic approaches to a prestige Netflix show, a look at different depictions of the Ghanaian revolutionary.
The ‘Dancing Pallbearers’ Meme Is a Danse Macabre for the Time of COVID
How a Ghanaian funerary service’s routine reinvented a trope as old as the Middle Ages
David Adjaye Designs a New National Cathedral for Ghana
Drawing inspiration from Christian symbolism and Ghanaian culture, Adjaye’s new cathedral will serve as a venue for both religious and secular gatherings, including state-sponsored celebrations.
Ghana’s Golden Age of Hand-Painted Kung Fu Movie Posters
In the 1980s and ‘90s, a vibrant new art form proliferated in Ghana: Kung Fu movie posters painted by self-taught artists on recycled flour sacks.
Seeking New Ways to Document and Share Culture
How can we document culture? Two recent articles shed light on different ways to document often unheard or at least less-heard voices and perspectives.