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For the first time in the Baltic States contemporary African art will be presented. From 10th of May 2022, an exhibition “Contemporary African Art: Identity Dreams and Realities” will be on display in the Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum.

15 authors representing six countries – Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and South Africa – raise modern world issues of identity and migration, racism and tolerance, peace, and war. They are fighting against a widespread stereotype of Africa as an “uncivilized” continent, changing the usual Western approach, and telling a new story of Africa. 30 …