The Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries will reopen in September 2026 after a 12-year break, marking a major revival of Egypt’s cultural life. The press conference was held at the Alexandria Center of Creativity under the Cultural Development Fund, led by architect Hamdy El-Setouhy, Assistant Minister of Culture.…
Hayward Gallery Touring has appointed Ekow Eshun as curator of the 10th British Art Show, the UK’s most important recurring survey of contemporary art. Ekow Eshun (Image credit: Zeinab Batchelor. Courtesy Hayward Gallery Touring) The exhibition will open in Coventry in September 2026 before touring to Swansea, Bristol,…
Opening September 5, 2025 Mitochondria Gallery is proud to announce the debut solo exhibition of Nigerian sculptor Ejiro Fenegal, Makers of Legacy, opening on September 5th, 2025, with a public reception from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The exhibition will be on view through October 4th, 2025. Makers…
Gasworks has announced the 2026 Residency for Artists Based in West Africa. The fully funded residency will support artistic exchange, professional development, and experimentation while deepening cultural dialogue between West Africa and the United Kingdom. Image Credit: Pamina Sebastião, Gasworks Open Studios, March 2025. The program invites applications from…
The Shanghai Museum has kept its doors open for 168 consecutive hours to give visitors one final chance to experience its landmark exhibition on Ancient Egypt. The Shanghai Museum’s 24-hour Ancient Egypt exhibition runs Aug. 11–17 with performances, games, and cultural showcases. SHANGHAI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) From August…
Fair dates: 16 – 19 October 2025 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair announces list of galleries for its thirteenth edition in London The annual event at Somerset House will see the majority of new gallery participants are from the Global South 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to…
17–22 October 2025 | PIASA, 118 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris Tyburn Foundation presents Quiet Grounds, a group exhibition held at PIASA during Art Basel Paris week, celebrating work from residencies across Italy and Zimbabwe in spring and summer 2025. The show features new works by Primrose Panashe…
Anna Boghiguian and Turner Contemporary present The Sunken Boat: A glimpse into past histories, an exhibition which creates large-scale installations that combine personal narrative, historical research and political commentary. Her distinctive visual language—combining painting, drawing, collage, paper-mâché, glass, bronze and fabric—confronts viewers with questions about colonialism, trade, migration…
STEVENSON presents an exhibition by Tumelo Mtimkhulu at the gallery’s Amsterdam space. The exhibition, titled I, one drop plus one drop makes a bigger drop, not two, is drawn from Mtimkhulu’s recent residency project at De Ateliers, with programming curated by the artist himself. With this exhibition, Tumelo…
British-Nigerian artist Olaolu “Slawn” Akeredolu-Ale set the art world talking when he shared an Instagram photo suggesting a collaboration with American artist KAWS. Slawn x KAWS (Image credit: Olaolu Slawn) In the image, Slawn stood beside sculptures that closely mirrored KAWS’s iconic Companion figures. His caption read: “SLAWN…