Hyperallergic

Ethiopia’s Art at the Crossroads of Traditions

BALTIMORE, Maryland — Dark-eyed saints and apostles parade across a long stitched goatskin in robes of red, yellow, green, and blue. These holy figures are paired in conversation across accordion ...
Seven Days

An Ethiopian Graffiti Artist Visits Vermont

Many artists train themselves through mimicry and adaptation. For Ethiopian Behulum Mengistu, 24, that wasn’t feasible; when he was a teenager and budding graffiti artist, his native Amharic alphabet ...
CNN

How Ethiopian art secured its spot on the world’s stage

Over the last five years contemporary Ethiopian artists have been making a name for themselves on the global art market, but it’s been a long time coming. After almost four decades of political ...
The Washington Post

Finally, a sweeping look at Ethiopian art

correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly said the Byzantine Empire, Armenia, Coptic Egypt and Ethiopia all shared a common Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The last three churches are ...
Hyperallergic

Ethiopia’s Art at the Crossroads of Traditions

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CNN

How Ethiopian art secured its spot on the world’s stage

Over the last five years contemporary Ethiopian artists have been making a name for themselves on the global art market, but it’s been a long time coming. After almost four decades of political ...