African Artists Expanding The Ideas of Masculinity

In this issue of the newsletter, we highlight three African artists exploring themes of masculinity and vulnerability.

EDITORIAL

African Artists Expanding The Ideas of Masculinity

These artists are exploring the multifaceted ideas of masculinity by capturing tenderness, uncertainty, and vulnerability, an emotional landscape rarely seen in Black male subjects.

Matthew Eguavoen, If i see work i go do, 2024, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 40 × 40 cm. Image courtesy of Bode Gallery.

Through mixed media, these three artists are inviting viewers to think about masculinity as a field of emotional, political, and visual production rather than as a stereotype or closure.