The Curry Chronicles, Part 1
[hr] Rustum Kozain dishes up some definitives on the many incarnations of curry and the art, or science, of making it real. [hr] The world of curry is confusing. The root of the word, “curry”, is from the Tamil ka’ri, which means sauce/ gravy/ relish – a generic term. And so even a stew (the […]
Midway Between Silence and Speech
[hr] The art and incarnation of Justine Gaga explores the multi-layered and emotionally complex experiences of the unidentified, adrift in the megalopolis of beyond, in which bonds between people fall away and desire and need are commodified. As Adeline Chapelle* writes, in Gaga’s “making of lonely crowds” there are no easy lamentations. [hr] Justine Gaga moves in a […]
Onitsha Republic
[hr] Uzor Maxim Uzoatu visits the sprawling city of his childhood in the former secessionist Biafra, home to the largest market in West Africa for everything from fake guns and drugs to the literature of self-help and love, cash-awash banks, not to mention the most famous address in Nollywood. [hr] Fact and fiction are Siamese […]