“While the traditional masks and figures that so influenced Picasso and other early modernists are now universally accepted as part of the canon of great art, contemporary work has remained on the margins – barely known in the West, even to the regular gallery-goer.” A new show in Europe is the biggest-ever assemblage of contemporary African work. “Yet, if the exhibition gives an exhilarating sense of the creativity of the modern African city – a world where traditional masquerading exists alongside hip-hop, internet cafés and satellite TV – modern African art remains a Cinderella phenomenon.”