"After the End exhibition at Columbia's Wallach Gallery examines socialism's impact on contemporary African art"

From June 15 to October 6, 2019, Columbia University's Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery showcased an exhibition titled After the End: Timing Socialism in Contemporary African Art. Curated by Álvaro Luís Lima, it featured ten artists exploring the impact of socialism in sub-Saharan Africa. This was the first exhibition in North America to tackle this theme. Interestingly, instead of traditional wall texts, the exhibit aimed to foster personal interpretation among viewers, supported by a detailed publication. Artists like Kiluanji Kia Henda, Nástio Mosquito, and Ângela Ferreira were highlighted, focusing on creators from former Portuguese colonies, while those from Ghana, Senegal, and Tanzania were not included. The exhibit also referenced philosophical insights from Souleymane Bachir Diagne's 2013 work.