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• Throwing muses: the Black female artists who create with clay

  31-01-2022 10:00
  
  Exploring 70 years of ceramics in Black culture, Body Vessel Clay shatters the western myths of the potter’s wheelWhen Ladi Kwali met the British studio potter Michael Cardew in the early 1950s, her traditional hand-built water jars were already well known in Nigeria’s Gwari region. Having spotted her work in the Emir of Abuja’s home, Cardew swiftly invited her to join his local government-backed pottery training centre. There she added modern industry’s wheel and kiln to
  
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• ‘I wanted my art to resonate’: The Zimbabwean sculptor responding to Covid with creativity

  31-01-2022 08:30
  
  When the pandemic hit, David Ngwerume began creating pieces to inspire and raise awareness. Now, one of his pieces will feature in the Beijing biennaleWhen the pandemic first hit the world, Zimbabwean stone sculptor David Ngwerume took his hammer and chisel and started work on the first of a collection of Covid-inspired pieces.Almost two years and 14 sculptures later, one has made its way to China after being selected for the ninth Beijing International Art Biennale, an exhibition showcasing wor
  
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