My New Born Baby by Charles Backford

This elegant, semi-abstract piece is a trademark of Charles and his colleague Pfungwa Dziiki. These have been popular at every exhibition, for their simplicity and theme. A beautiful serene statement for the garden or home…

There is a widespread assumption today that art must necessarily be international… But against this trend one finds isolated pockets of resistance, which suggest that good art can (perhaps must) be a local affair – the product of a particular place and culture. And of the one of the most remarkable in the contemporary world is the last 30 years… placed beside the dismal stuff so beloved of the international art bureaucracy – as they were in the 1990 Biennale – these African carvings shine out in a desolate world.

Sunday TelegraphLondon