Africa Legacy. Cradle of Art

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Africa Legacy: Cradle of Art takes us on a journey across thousands of years of art on the African continent: from ancient civilisations to contemporary artists. Featuring major works from private collections and public institutions, it highlights the richness, diversity and continuity of Africa’s artistic heritage.

Didier Claes starts his analysis by reflecting on what he sees when he looks at these works. Noting their sculptural beauty and the artistic genius of their creator, he first hails them as individual masterpieces before fostering a transhistorical dialogue between sculptures, masks, paintings and contemporary pieces that reveals the continuity that underpins African aesthetics. Africa Legacy is an invitation to recognise Africa as one of the world’s great centres of artistic creation.