Beasts of No Nation
Whether immigrating, emigrating or just passing through, Africans suffer among the greatest indignities of cross-border travel, abroad and on the continent. Paula Akugizibwe recounts how the hand-me-down tools of divide and rule perpetuate the abuse. Historical clarity is the talk of the week at the 20th commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda. Where did the vision of division come […]
Visioncarnation
by Orijit Sen Orijit Sen is a graphic designer and comic creator based in New Delhi. He is co-founder of People Tree. Visioncarnation previously appeared in print as part of Chimurenga Vol.9 (Conversations in Luanda and Other Graphic Stories…) which is available from our online store.
The Black Guru
Gael Reagon meets the spirit formerly known as Zebulon Dread. On Friday 18 July, when most South Africans enact their humanity through a ritualised act of charity under the rubric of Mandela Day, the indomitable art iconoclast Zebulon Dread, purveyor of the self-published satirical magazine Hei Voetsek!, returns to public life and consciousness after a […]
A New Myth
Illustrator Nolan Oswald Dennis’s ongoing collaboration with Johannesburg-based performance art ensemble The Brother Moves On consists of live installations, performances, illustrations, album covers, and poster and conceptual design. His album artwork for the collective’s two most recent releases, A New Myth (2013) and ETA (2012), rails against rainbow-nation mythology and the commodification of difference in post- apartheid South Africa. […]
Masquerade
Michael Jackson alive in Nigeria Featuring the maverick Ejiogbe Twins Photographed by Owen Logan Told by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu What Nigeria offers in the Michael Jackson business stares you in the face. And here in black and white is our unique scheme. Believe it when I say we struck like tropical noonday thunder! The craft bearing […]