1.0BRICS Business Magazine - ENhttps://bricsmagazine.com/entjilavianhttps://bricsmagazine.com/en/author/tjilavian/Out of Africa - BRICS Business Magazine - ENrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kwxJyJtcnb"><a href="https://bricsmagazine.com/en/soft-power/out-of-africa/">Out of Africa</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://bricsmagazine.com/en/soft-power/out-of-africa/embed/#?secret=kwxJyJtcnb" width="600" height="338" title="«Out of Africa» — BRICS Business Magazine - EN" data-secret="kwxJyJtcnb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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http://bricsmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/240504-1-54-new-york-147.jpg.jpg900600The turn towards global art we are witnessing today in the world art industry, the attention being paid to those who, for decades and even centuries, have been completely excluded from the artistic canon and context (first and foremost, women artists and artists of non-Western origin), would be impossible without Africa, with its unique imagery and vitality. It is undoubtedly already part of the contemporary visual picture of the world, given the tremendous influence that traditional African art has had on Western modernism. The creative explorations of contemporary artists born and living in Africa or connecting their identity with it are crucial today for decolonization of the global cultural field, for its greater diversity and multiculturalism, and for a new representation of the Global South as an active producer of visual innovations, ideas, and aesthetics. BRICS Business Magazine tells how African art entered the global artistic context, where it can be seen, and who the contemporary African artist is.