Southern Guild made its debut at Frieze New York 2025 with a focused group exhibition that placed African and diasporic perspectives at the center of global contemporary art. ‘Kamyar Bineshtarigh, Alka’s Darkroom Wall II, 2025 (Image credits: Southern Guild) The Cape Town-based gallery presented works by Kamyar Bineshtarigh,…
South African photographer Lindokuhle Sobekwa has been awarded the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2025. The announcement was made at The Photographers’ Gallery in London on the 15th of May 2025. The prize, which amounts to £30,000, is awarded to a living artist whose work has influenced international…
Southern Guild presents Faces and Phases 19 by Zanele Muholi as well as In Us is Heaven, a group exhibition by African and North American artists, both at the gallery’s Los Angeles space. Faces and Phases 19 celebrates 19 years of Zanele Muholi’s seminal photographic project documenting the…
Art stands as a resounding echo of cultural narratives, memory, and meaning—carrying the weight of centuries shaped by indigenous knowledge systems, cosmologies, oral traditions, and lived experiences. For many African artists today, engaging with these narratives is not just an act of reflection but one of active construction.…
An arresting exhibition exploring memory, trauma, and the African diasporic experience—May 8–11, 2025, Booth 23 New York, NY – The African Art Hub (TAAH) is proud to announce its participation in the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in New York with a groundbreaking new exhibition: “Fractured Memories, Shattered…
Peal Lam Galleries presents Be My Guest a group exhibition featuring four African artists: Cornelius Annor (b. 1990, Ghana), Kingsley Dzade (b. 1989, Ghana), Wilfried Mbida (b. 1990, Cameroon) and Sphephelo Mnguni (b. 1990, South Africa), who share their stories of identity, community and heritage. Their figurative works…
When 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to New York in May 2025, from the 8th to the 11th, it brings with it a slew of Special Projects that reaffirm the fair’s commitment to elevating diverse African and diasporic voices. These projects offer more than visual appeal—they embody…
The University of Manchester has appointed award-winning poet, playwright, and performer Inua Ellams as an Honorary Research Fellow, signaling a bold intersection of creative research, public engagement, and also cultural reckoning. Best known for works that traverse identity, diaspora, and displacement, Ellams steps into the role with a…
Goodman Gallery presents Ravelle Pillay’s American debut with Sanctum (The Light and the Shade), the artist’s first solo exhibition at the gallery’s New York location. The exhibition features a new series of paintings that respond to Pillay’s 2024 trip to Réunion Island, offering a layered exploration of the island’s…
Cassi Namoda to transform the iconic floor-to-ceiling windows of the Sunley Gallery overlooking Margate’s beaches and the North Sea at Turner Contemporary. Marking Namoda’s first institutional project in Europe, this new commission inaugurates Turner Contemporary’s annual programme inviting artists to engage with the gallery’s distinctive architecture and coastal…