African Renaissance

Afua Hirsch looks at how Ethiopian's proud history of independence had informed its art - and how its time under empire saw it develop its own sophist...

Afua Hirsch explores the emergence of Senegal from French colonial rule - and how the country expressed itself through art under its poet president Lé...

Afua Hirsch concludes the series with a look at how art emerged in Kenya in a period of post-colonialism. Subjects include both the spiritual signific...