Interview: Rachel Shechtman Reflects on Her First Brooklyn Museum Project
The Entrepreneur in Residence and retail maven shares some backstory on the Africa Fashion exhibition shop
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Amref Health Africa’s ArtBall Benefit Auction on Artsy
Empowering Ethiopian youth and celebrating Ethiopian American contemporary artist Julie Mehretu
Sampa The Great on Home, Identity and Representation
The Zambian rapper on her new album, "As Above, So Below"
Via bbc.com
Prehistoric Reptile Fossils Suggest How The Loch Ness Monster Might Have Existed
The fossils of a plesiosaur (a marine reptile with a long neck and four long flippers, that existed in the Mesozoic era) found in a 100-million-year-old riverbed in Morocco’s Sahara Desert contribute …
Via apnews.com
Massive 170-Carat Pink Diamond Largest Found in 300 Years
Dubbed the Lulo Rose, a massive 170-carat pink diamond was found in Angola at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine. The Lucapa Diamond Company (which also uncovered a 404-carat clear diamond at the same …
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
An inspiring African fashion exhibition, sustainable energy from sand and more from around the web
On Safari in South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari Private Wildlife Reserve
Sunrise game drives, thoughtful conservation efforts, an astonishing subterranean restaurant and more
Johannesburg’s Nuanced Hospitality Oasis, The Saxon Hotel
On 10 lush acres, a luxury destination that marries history with a vision for the future
Via theguardian.com
Burkinabè Architect Francis Kéré Wins the Pritzker Prize
Diébédo Francis Kéré, founder of the Berlin-based practice Kéré Architecture, has become the first Black individual to win the field’s highest honor, the Pritzker Prize. Hailing from the remote village of Gando …
Word of Mouth: Safari Hotel Hop, Kenya
Four stunning conservation-minded retreats from Nairobi to Maasai Mara