The world of art is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in reshaping how we create, experience, and acquire art. Nowhere is this evolution more evident than in the African art scene, where virtual reality (VR) exhibitions and online marketplaces are breaking down barriers…
Sakhile&Me presents ‘I Am All the Loves I Have Ever Known’, a contemplative gesture towards self-actualisation and self-recognition in and through relationship with others and place. The exhibition centers ecology as a way of thinking, perceiving, relating and understanding while tracing encounters and symbiotic relationships found in the…
The global demand for contemporary African art has surged dramatically in recent years, signaling a shift in how the world views and values the continent’s creative output. This growing interest is reflected in the heightened activity across major auction houses, where African artists are gaining prominent recognition. Bonhams,…
Gabrielle Goliath’s Personal Accounts is more than an exhibition—it is an emotionally charged, relationally immersive experience that invites viewers to participate in a profound engagement with the complex realities of racial, gendered, and sexual violence. Running from October 26, 2024, to February 15, 2025, this iteration of Personal…
Efie Gallery makes its design debut with an eclectic group exhibition titled” Dance Will Be You”, opening on January 24th, 2025. This exhibition explores traditional African practices that foster community, remembrance, unity, and strength, all rooted in a connection to the divine. In this way, the exhibition transforms…
Italian-Togolese artist Silvia Rosi (b. 1992) explores post-colonial themes such as migration, identity and collective memory from a diasporic perspective in an interplay of staged photography, video, performative elements and edited archive material. Her works, which often have autobiographical references, question the constructions of identity and belonging and…
Kettle’s Yard at the University of Cambridge presents Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. Drawing on Southern African culture, Christian iconography, traditional European painting, and African printmaking, this exhibition showcases new and recent paintings informed by the artist’s own dreams and the spiritual…
SOTO Gallery, a Lagos-based art space renowned for its dedication to community-centered contemporary art, made a striking debut at ART SG 2025, Asia’s largest and most prestigious art fair. Held from January 17–19 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, the gallery showcased works by two acclaimed Nigerian artists, Uchay…
Southern Guild debuts FOG Design + Art 2025 with collectible design and contemporary art by leading artists from across Africa, including a selection of photographic portraits from Zanele Muholi’s seminal Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail, the Dark Lioness) series and ceramic sculpture by Andile Dyalvane. The gallery will also show specially commissioned paintings by Manyaku…
Zanele Muholi presents ‘Faces and Phases’ , an exhibition of over 260 photographs presenting the full breadth of their career to date. As a visual activist, Muholi has documented and celebrated the lives of South Africa’s Black lesbian, gay, trans, queer and intersex communities since the early 2000s. In…