The Africa Channel Presents In-Depth 6-Part Doc Series on “African Art”

The UK-based Africa Channel (distinct from the Los Angeles-based Africa Channel) is airing a six-part documentary on contemporary African art, which looks to be a major landmark event. According to Tambay A. Obenson on the blog Shadow and Act:

“The new 6-part series created by The Africa Channel was created to illustrate how this vibrant art scene is emerging as a dynamic global force. Stops along the way include visiting studios in Senegal, galleries in New York, artistic residencies in Nigeria and auction houses in London, to start, following a flurry of major exhibitions (like African Art, New York; the Avant-Garde, MOMA; and Exploring Hidden Histories at the V&A, London), to bring to television the story of an arts space that’s at once as old as man, yet burgeoning and contemporary”.

Episode 1 of the documentary is posted online at Vimeo and on Youtube.