The Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac in Paris reopened last week with its first solo show dedicated to a contemporary African artist: Barthélémy Toguo. Displayed alongside historical African ...
One of the oldest and most complete collections of African American art in the nation just got a major upgrade - and you can ...
Sierra Leone-born textile artist Elizabeth Anyaa will have her first major exhibition since the COVID-19 pandemic this fall at the Petersburg Area Art League. Anyaa, a globally recognized artist, ...
For Abidjan-based artist Saint-Étienne Yéanzi, the continent’s social and political reality has sparked a creative evolution for contemporary African artists, he says, giving them confidence to work ...
The Art Detective is a weekly column by Katya Kazakina for Artnet News Pro that lifts the curtain on what’s really going on in the art market. As the art market roared back in 2021, one segment has ...
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East Africa’s unfunded artistes could do so much more

Africa’s creative boom is reshaping global entertainment — but without government funding, ...
The exhibition "Afro-Atlantic Histories" is the most comprehensive look at the interplay of art between Africa and the Americas ever displayed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Curator ...
In the early 1970s, South African summer sun searing his back, 14-year-old Stephen Townley Bassett dutifully followed his uncle into the shade offered by one of myriad caves dotted among the Cederberg ...
Maskandi superstar Khuzani “Indlamlenze” Mpungose has bagged the Best Independent Artist (African) award at the Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards in Los Angeles ...
History: A beloved fixture in Detroit's Cass Corridor for years, Africa, who was born Robert Berry, was a self-taught painter well-versed in art theory, trends and criticism. He was heavily influenced ...