Indigo Arts Gallery - Gallery Page

05/09/2026

Kathmandu

05/03/2026

“I Must Stop Smoking”. Almighty God (Kwame Akoto). Kumasi, Ghana. At www.indigoarts.com.

04/30/2026

A stroll around the gallery! Checking out a new camera. All at www.indigoarts.com

04/19/2026

Pink snowstorm this morning.

04/18/2026

Seydou Keita: A Tactile Lens At Brooklyn Museum

04/18/2026

“St. Jacques Majeur” - Ceremonial Vodou Flag with fringe by Clotaire Bazile (1946-2012?). Haiti, c.1999. Sequins and beads on fabric with gold rope fringe on three sides and ribbons for attachment (43” x 37”),
c.1979. Signature “CB” at bottom, front.
Provenance: from private American collection. Available at www.indigoarts.com. .jacquesmajeur

04/18/2026

Seydou Keita: A Tactile Lens. At the Brooklyn Museum until May 17, 2026. The most compelling photographic show I’ve seen in a long time. The Bamako, Mali portrait photographer worked from 1948 in the 1970s. Keita captured the lives and aspirations of his subjects, as they wished to present themselves - not through the European gaze that we usually see in photos of Africa.
“Encounter an artist who changed the face of portrait photography. Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens is the most expansive North American exhibition of the legendary Malian photographer’s work to date. More than 280 works include iconic prints, never-before-seen portraits, textiles, and Keïta’s personal artifacts, all brought to life with unique insights from his family.
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum, the exhibition brings us to Bamako from the late 1940s to early 1960s, an era of profound political and social transformation. Collaborating closely with his sitters, Keïta recorded Mali’s evolution through their choices of backdrops, accessories, and apparel, from traditional finery to European suits. These bold yet sensitive photographs began to circulate in West Africa nearly 80 years ago. In the early 1990s, they reached Western viewers, rocking the art world and cementing Keïta as the premier studio photographer of 20th-century Africa—a peer of August Sander, Irving Penn, and Richard Avedon.
Witness the power of photography through these richly layered images, which reveal not only Malians’ emotional landscapes but also the textures of life in a rapidly changing country.”

04/17/2026

“Rendez-vous Chez GRAND-PECK” barber sign. Kinshasa, Zaire (now D. R. Congo), c.1985. Artist not known. Ex. Collection Esger Duintger, the Netherlands. Available at www.indigoarts.com

04/17/2026

“La Comida” Nicolas de Jesus (Ameyaltepc, Guerrero, Mexico, b.1960). Color etching on handmade amate paper. Number 14/75, 1990. Available at www.indigoarts.com

04/13/2026

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At least 30 people were killed when a crushing crowd formed at the entrance to the fortress in northern Haiti. The Citadelle is one of the country’s most famous sites.