Today, we have come to witness perhaps one of the most vibrant art scenes inAfrica. Private art galleries continue to be born almost every art season. Artinitiatives and projects are on the increase and often in fierce but essentiallyhealthy competition. One of the most delightful developments of artisticexpression is performance art, installation art, photography, video art and newmedia. Added to this is the way these distinctive art forms are beginning to findsynergy with other art forms such as dance, music and poetry, among others. At lastAfrican art, which has always found expression in a holistic experience, is comingback into its original form.But with this vibrant story of art, there has arisen the need for a platform for criticaldialogue. A platform such as this interrogates, refines, dissects andexposes us to the life and spirit of the critical issues in the art community.