Magazines from the world AD Italia is rewriting its history, hot on the heels of Africa’s design renaissance AD Italia is rewriting its history, hot on the heels of Africa’s design renaissance “Trade fairs, museums and big-name galleries are hailing the trailblazing languages of a people delving into their roots in Africa and its diaspora to find new ways of narrating their culture [...] Nowhere more than in Africa and its offspring do we sense so powerful a need to upend a righteous silence and give the world a dizzying range of savoir-faire that mingles age-old rites and cutting-edge creations, traditional techniques and pioneering technologies. In short, there’s a yearning to rewrite history, the true history of Africa." (full article) Magazine: AD Italia Country: Italy Article: “Africa Dreamin’: the new creative voices that are conquering the world” Author: Valentina Raggi Foto: collection Homecoming, TheUrbanative, ph. Aart Verrips – via AD Italia 1 April 2022 Add to bookmarks Add to bookmarks Share
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