Oroma elewa biography books
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The latest art book to add to your collection (along with Rihanna’s latest photography book) is glazed, bright yellow, and features over 400 artists from around the world. Published by Phaidon in collaboration with Kering, Great Women Artists surveys five centuries of female art history, assigning credit where credit is due. Phaidon publisher Deb Aaronson explained: “We’ve done these other big resources about art. How do we create something that does justice to the way women have contributed to the field?” The book reviews well-known artists like Marina Abramović, Isa Genzken, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Yayoi Kusama, as well as lesser-known artists neglected by the canon. The artists were selected by Phaidon editors from a group of over 1,000, spanning genres, centuries, countries, and mediums. The impressive book is arranged in alphabetical order by last name and includes one artwork and a brief biography for each artist.
The partnership between Kering and Phaidon materialized fortuitously, through chance elevator encounters between Kering’s Laurent Claquin and Phaidon CEO Keith Fox, both of whom work in the same building. Kering’s dedication to gender equality, the fight against domestic violence, and partnership with Promundo made the collaboration with Phaidon on this pr
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Oroma Elewa Launches Online Store
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The Pop’Africana founder opens a webshop full of treasures found on her extensive adventurous travels
Already a CH favorite, Oroma Elewa has just stepped it up a notch, launching her online store. As expected, it’s a place to admire (and purchase) some of the most beautiful items that she has collected over the course of her extensive, adventurous travels. Elewa has always found inspiration in African culture, and it’s yet another way that she is shining a light on the vibrant, creative and intriguing treasures that she finds there.
More than anything, Elewa’s shop revolves around the importance of visiting and understanding other cultures—it’s not just about taking bits and pieces from them. “I travel at least once a year. And when I do, I spend a good amount of time in that particular place. There’s so much to discover in every African country, city or town. My bucket list is still so long. I am always curious about places I’ve only read about in books or seen in film, but I tend to be drawn to places that give me great peace, places where time slows down a bit, where the people are as kind as they are hospitable.”
She tells CH, “Traveling gives you perspective. It’s rea
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