Artist: Ed Young

8 Projects Asserting Contemporary African Art’s Equal Standing to Unfold at The Armory Show

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Emeka Ogboh, Recording in Yaba, Lagos. Photo by Emeka Ogboh, courtesy of The Armory Show.

This is a republished version of the article originally published on Artsy by Isaac Kaplan. Click here to view original. Curators Julia Grosse and Yvette Mutumba—the first women to helm the annual Focus—will spotlight a broad range of young artists from Africa and the African diaspora at the fair’s 2016 edition next month. The eight projects, which both individually […]

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Ed Young

Biography   Born 1978 Welkom. South Africa. Lives and works in Cape Town.   Education 2001 BFA (cum laude). Michaelis School of Fine Art. University of Cape Town. 2005 MFA (cum laude). Michaelis School of Fine Art. University of Cape Town.   Residencies 2013 AIR. Rote Fabrik. Zurich – facilitated by Pro Helvetia 2006 VERY […]

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Ed Young in group exhibition at Joburg Art Fair

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Ed Young will be exhibiting as part of a group exhibition at the SMAC Art Gallery booth at the FNB Joburg Art Fair (11-13 September 2015).                       Ed Young “Buttercup” (2015) South African Mohair Traditional Teddy Bear, 62 cm. Photo courtesy of SMAC Gallery, Copyright Ed Young […]

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