A NYTimes overview of a by show Nyani Quarmyne & Nii Obodai :
“We Face Forward,” a series of art exhibitions on display through Sept. 16 in Manchester, England — is part of a burgeoning effort to challenge the conventional, Western understanding of Africa as helpless, diseased and war-addled: a continent of victims.More here
Image courtesy of Nyani Quarmyne
“We’re documenting for ourselves what life is and where it’s going,” Mr. Obodai said. “It’s documentation of Africa by Africans. “
