Avant-garde

As we reported in March (following the article posted by Max Dana), then in May, Owen Maseko was arrested on 26 March after participating in a show at the Bulawayo National Art Gallery, which depicted atrocities that took place in the Matabeleland region, known as Gukuruhundi, in western Zimbabwe during the 1980s where thousands of people were killed, mainly by state security agents. Five months later, the Zimbabwean government has officially banned the ...

Dalton Ghetti is a sculptor who makes sculptures out of pencils; miniature masterpieces on the tips of pencils. The pencil-tip sculptures are Art. Ghetti, who grew up in Brazil and is now a Bridgeport resident, has been perfecting this art for the last 25 years. He works as a carpenter and carves pencils in his free time, and he said in an interview with the New York Daily News: “I’m known as the pencil guy, I don’t mind that at ...

The Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, is one of our favorite places for Art. There is always something new to see, artists to discover, one of a kind exhibitions and famous and rare works of art… If you are into Modern Art, whether you live in France or abroad, the Centre Pompidou (also known as Beaubourg) is the place you have to visit if you come to Paris, or you are really going to  miss something. Max Danaenjoys visiting Beaubourg and its ...

Max Dana is a committed artist and when it comes to her sources of inspiration, they are multiples and very different. But everything started with graffiti in the Eighties. If you are a regular of Max’s Blog then you already know about that important point (she also mentions graffiti in her bio) but you will learn more in her last blog post. We know her very well and we did learn a lot about her, so we guess you may learn a thing or two too. Her ...

You may have never heard of Leon Botha before. We didn’t either until we read Max Dana‘s last blog post she published a few days ago on her blog. With simple words, Max gets to the heart of the matter and tell us who is South African artist Leon Botha, his work and why he is so inspirational to her. You are going to meet with a true artist. Photo credit: Gordon Clark ‘Unity is Strength’ From The Who Am I? Transgressions photo ...

Louisiana. Cajuns. Culture and language. Food and music. We were browsing the web when we visited James Leger’s website. He is a 67 year old native of Louisiana and gives free tutorials and advice for those interested in the Cajun language. He also discusses customs and history related to the Cajun heritage. A very interesting website to learn more about Cajun language. About James Leger (read more here): I taught Cajun French in Lamar ...

After our first post: Art in Canada: Lampwork beads by Sherry Bellamy and then Art in USA: Terraform Sculpture by Robert Cannon, today we are going to Jakarta, Indonesia with Mayumi Haryoto. She worked in a game developer studio, for advertising agencies, in film production houses, and also for records label companies. And one day, she decided to quit her job and focus on her own career and be an illustrator. We were very impressed by her work and ...

SEEN a.k.a the Godfather of Graffiti will be in Paris next week for the opening of his solo show ‘Please enjoy’. We are all very excited at the Sama Gazette by this exhibition because we know how a big fan Max Dana is of the artist; almost three years ago, she wrote about SEEN on her blog: From sgraffiti to graffiti, from Cauchie to Seen. Since then, we see graffiti artists very differently and can’t wait to see this exhibition at ...

Updated 07/06: Owen Maseko will now re-appear in court on August 16… Updated 05/26: Owen Maseko’s Court hearing has been moved to June 6! In March we reported the arrest of Zimbabwean artist Owen Maseko while he was participating in a show at the Bulawayo National Art Gallery, an exhibition about Gukurahundi, the massacres that took place in Matabeleland and the Midlands of Zimbabwe in the 1980s. Maseko spent the weekend in prison and was ...

In 2010, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art marks its 75th year as a pioneering force in art, locally and globally. Founded in 1935, SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted to modern and contemporary art. The museum invites you to join them for a once-in-a-lifetime gala celebration in honor of 75 years of groundbreaking art. About the event: To celebrate our anniversary, we present a series of exhibitions and events that illustrates ...