Publications

The works presented here were created by Baga masters, who were, for my father, his bigger brothers ( a term we use out of respect and loyalty ). Thus, these artists are truly an integral part of me. Their works were conceived to serve our community, to act as a link between us and our...

Watch the Nimba – Baga Art movie.

Watch the Gold Road Encounters movie.

As part of the exhibition Art of Enchantment, we are presenting, for the first time, works by traditional African artists active in the early 20th century on the coast of Guinea, West Africa (today the Republic of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia). The names and personal styles of these great masters are only known to...

Bassa Lady (Tel Aviv, 1-31 September 2019) In early 1968 Bill Siegmann – the Legendary Brooklyn Museum African art curator requested the Liberian authorities a permit to tour the Bassa county, finding out that his only predecessor was the author Graham Green in the thirties. This highlights the total lack of study regarding Liberia’s second...

Frederick Lamp the world leading authority on the Baga, arrived to guinea in 1985 and conducted the main balk of his field research during 1985-7. Dr Lamp arrived to Conakry immediately after the passing away of Seku Toure in 1984 and the coup of 1985 which installed Lansale Conte in power for the next 25...