A'naala Blog

A’naala is a platform by art lovers for art lovers that offers an approachable voice in conversations around art. Run by Eme Ukpong & Steph Amata.

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In today's post, @bunmi_agusto investigates a sector of digital art; video games and AI and debates the relationship between power, control, and our multiple realities. Check out this exciting piece, "If Life Imitates Art, Art Imitates The Sims".
https://t.co/2DeGdToAZi

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@bunmi_agusto And you made it look sexy! 😉

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Faith Ringgold. Jazz Stories: Mama Can Sing and Papa Can Blow #1 & Somebody Stole My Broken Heart, 2004. #faithringgold

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Mickalene Thomas. Diamond in the Rough, 2005. #mickalenethomas

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Emma Amos. Flower Sniffer (1966). #emmaamos

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Loved getting interviewed by @AnaalaBlog and this is really nice read if I do say so myself. Go check it out

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Took a little break but we back! For today's post, we interviewed curator, Ayo Lawson (@ayoo_lawson) on her influences and journey into becoming a curator. Check it out! 💡Photograph by Lumi Ogunde.
https://t.co/aQ7jpfCD6t

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Read today’s post, “The Oil Issue”, where we discuss how some Nigerian artists have addressed the oil crisis in the Niger Delta. Link in our bio 💡⠀⠀
Image: George Osodi. Oil Reflection, 2007.
https://t.co/Dyqbhnie9S

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Which do you think would be more effective?

In today’s post @thatgirlemu talks all about the magic of font and its role in shaping human perception.

“Font speaks louder than words” is up on the blog now: https://t.co/KYCfLFqQMO

[seph is experiencing afterglow @gdlsspersephone]

I watched the doc and it actually made me miss being in babcock and being around friends 🥺🥺

[maki’nma 💐 @getkaycee]

this was so beautiful, such an amazing read🥺🤍 watch my friend’s documentary, she’s amazing 🥺🌟

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my girl got interviewed on her beautiful documentary. go read & watch dat 💋

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@phebian__ A pleasure!

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We back! For today’s post, Steph spoke to Simisola Taiwo (@phebian__) the filmmaker behind “end”, a short doc about Taiwo’s final year at covenant university, about the tenderness and friendships in the film. https://t.co/Xcxm3U8fEe

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What’s the last thing you do before you go to sleep, what’s the first thing you do when you wake up? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Images: Tony Toscani. Before Sleep, 2018.
Tony Toscani. Checking Instagram, 2018.

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In today’s post Bunmi interviews her long time friend and artist Ann-Maree Quaynor (Amkmq) on the fire and passion that is at the core of Amkmq’s creative process. Check out “Amkmq: Une Fille en Feu” up on the blog now.
https://t.co/UWskqRsgI3

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New article up on the blog ❗️Another one from Bunmi where she writes about the possible connotations of Dining Tables in contemporary Art. Check out “More Than A Dining Table”.
Image: Carrie Mae Weems. The Kitchen Table Series, 1990

https://t.co/HGBXOuGXrh

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Sally Mann. The New Mothers, 1989.

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Happy Mother’s Day to all mums including the plant mums! Take a moment to appreciate life and family today! Spritz your plants 😘

Here’s a series of works by various artists depicting some aspect of motherhood.
Image: Deana Lawson. Mama Goma, 2014.

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Louise Bourgeois. The Birth, 2007