Anakwa Dwamena writing in Africa is a Country:
“People often seem surprised by the art here, which is silly,” Emmanuel Iduma, co-founder of Saraba magazine says to me, “They wouldn’t be here if they weren’t good.” We are sitting in the cafeteria of the Bronx Museum, two blocks away from where Iduma lives. One of the installations on display, “Back Home” is a small model of a West African neighborhood store, abundant throughout New York City, and stocked with items like African Queen skin-lightening cream, Titus sardines and the iconic black and red Exeter corned beef from Brazil...[more]