Source: Columbia University

Published: Thursday, February 5, 2009

New York (Tadias) – Dr. Abebe Zegeye (pictured above) of the University of South Africa and Yale University will be presenting a lecture at Columbia University on February 12, 2009. The lecture is entitled : The Magical Universe of Art : Ethiopian artist Zerihun Yetmgeta’s works.

Ethiopia has a cultural tradition, and an artistic heritage that go back many centuries. One of this fascinating African country’s most prominent artists, Zerihun Yetmgeta, has decided to exhibit his works in his home town, the city of Addis Ababa. Yetmgeta’s exhibition The Magical Universe of
Art, is a collection of works that looks back over the artist’s shoulder upon 40 years of dedicated work. It follows the maturation of his artistic passion over the years, right up to the present. His art, always exceptional, has grown more fulsome, his talent for transposing traditional motifs of Ethiopian Christianity ­ its legends, magical practices, belief in spirits and demons and Œevil eyes – into contemporary art. Over time, his work has become more prodigious, more intricate and more laden with hidden meaning. This talk will provide further insight and explore Yetmgeta’s extraordinary talent.

If you go: Date: Feb 12, 20:30-4:30; Location: Room 1512 International Affairs Building, 435 118th St.; Columbia University.