Francis Simeni’s art is striking.
There’s something about the color and texture contrasts, paired with the intensity of his subjects that makes his work jarring yet inherently tender. Born in Lagos, Nigeria and transplanted between Poland and New York City, Simeni has an impressive repertoire of oil and acrylic paintings on wood canvases.
Using the simplest color [...]
New York City
Francis Simeni: Motion in Stillness
July 14, 2009 – 9:24 pm
Martha Cooper’s “The Hip Hop Files”
June 15, 2009 – 7:16 pm
As fate would have it, New York Post photographer Martha Cooper stumbled upon a young artist in the late ’70s who opened her eyes to a stunning new form of expression. What began as simple curiosity evolved into the extensive documentation of a global phenomenon. Here, Current TV user ThomasGreen tells the story of how [...]
