Pages of Modern Artists

Orlando Mensah is a founder and artistic director of Manju Journal. His debut book Voices: Ghana's Artists in Their Own Words, published by Twentyfour Thirtysix entailed Ghanaian artists, which featured 80 interviews of artists, curators, and gallerists. Mensah founded Manju Journal in 2015 to celebrate contemporary Africa. He describes Ghanaian art as "deeply rooted in its cultural heritage". The art in Manju Journal represents people of African ancestry and capture the essence of Ghana's culture and history. 

In the past European colonizers brought back art from Africa and studied the art. This separated the artist from their art leaving them unnamed and uncredited. Presenting artists art in books and articles allows their voices to be heard and to show the beauty of the world, in this case Ghana. This is very important to show culture, narratives, and history through art, which shows a glimpse of Ghana. This also allows to showcase not only Ghana, but the whole African continent respectfully. This showcases what is not published in Western media. 

There is a future of Ghana with flourishing art and media. 

Sources:

Ghana's Most Exciting Contemporary Artists, in Their Own Words                                                      - Africa.com (www.africa.com)

Ghana’s most exciting contemporary artists, in their own words | Dazed (dazeddigital.com)

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