AFRICAN CREATIONS

AFRICAN ARTS ARE SACRED ABSTRACTIONS, BASED ON GEOMETRY AND COLOR

          Nubian pyramids at Meroe, toward 1200 BC / zoom

     Great Mosque, Porto Novo (Bénin), early 20th century / zoom

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Importers propose only a limited selection of crafts and store displays are often self-conscious:

At the Galeries Lafayette department store

Otherwise one finds it in a few specialized boutiques, which usually show the same imported wares, and in markets:

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"Marché Maison Blanche," avenue d'Italie, 13th 

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Alex, at marché Bastille   

Cameroun's Jeannine Sike-Ngangue, at the Bastille and porte de Vincennes markets

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Jeannine made these lampshades on special order for me, for the same cost as that of an ordinary store. 

The stripes differ slightly on each side.

Email a photo of the spot where you will place the lampshade. Jeannine will send a proposal. 

Her contact: liègepapier@gmail.com / 33 (0)6 65 11 06 88

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Even well-intentioned media show ignorance of African creativity. The title below, "Meet THE African artists..." limits the choice to 12, overlooking the multitude...

Zoom 

And the excellence one sees in the street.

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Gentrification that is (mainly) positive