Prompt for Nov.4: Contemporary African and Diaspora Arts

For this week, make sure you consider the assigned readings by Sidney Kasfir, Olu Oguibe, and Yinka Shonibare. Use the quotes and questions discussed in class Thursday to build your blog response. What issues seem to concern many contemporary artists of African descent? You may also wish to present an example of a contemporary artist and use it to help explain how a particular issue is dealt with by the artist. How does the artist from your example use or deny his/her heritage? How do they confront assumptions and projections?