African Renaissance – Season 1
2020
3 Episodes
Episodes
S01E01
Ethiopia
Afua Hirsch looks at how Ethiopian's proud history of independence had informed its art - and how its time under empire saw it develop its own sophisticated method of "Wax and Gold".
17 Aug 202059m
S01E02
Senegal
Afua Hirsch explores the emergence of Senegal from French colonial rule - and how the country expressed itself through art under its poet president Léopold Senghor.
24 Aug 202059m
S01E03
Kenya
Afua Hirsch concludes the series with a look at how art emerged in Kenya in a period of post-colonialism. Subjects include both the spiritual significance of art, and its means to create and reinforce stereotypes.
31 Aug 202059m