The first-ever exhibition of comic art from Africa arrives to The Studio Museum in Harlem Using comics, this talented group depicts the rage, desperation, hope, and humor of daily life in Africa providing an unprecedented glimpse into modern Africa.
As a project, Africa Comics was developed by Africa e Mediterraneo in 2001. The organization had just completed a series of projects and publications centering on African contemporary art as a way of establishing cross-cultural communication between Italy and Africa. Comic art presented itself as an ideal medium by which to address the wide range of social and political issues facing Africa—including refugees, public health, political conflicts, poverty, oppression, tribal traditions, and religion—from the point of view of its citizens.
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