Henry John Drewal

Scathing Beauties: Mami Wata, the Spirit of the Waters,
Brings With Her a Surfeit of Serpents

Washington Post Art Review on Mami Wata by By Paul Richard

Mami Wata is restless. Her show is restless, too. It won't settle. It keeps your thinking flowing, from Ghana to New Jersey, from the past into the present, it keeps moving on and on... read the whole article

From the Deep, a Diva With Many Faces

NY Times Art Review on Mami Wata by By Holland Cotter

What we’ve come for is “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas.” If the title sounds a bit formal, the exhibition is not. It’s as rousing as a drum roll, as piquant as a samba, as sexy as Césaria Évora’s voice... read the whole article

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