Sotheby’s hosted its highly anticipated Modern & Contemporary African Art auction in London, where it raised a remarkable £2.4 million (approximately $2.9 million). Hassan El Glaoui, La Sortie du Roi, Est: £80,000-120,000. (Image credits: Sotheby’s) This success marked the sixth dedicated sale in this category, further affirming the increasing global…
Gallery 1957 presents the second iteration of Kwesi Botchway’s solo exhibition, The Sun Must Come Down Part II. Following the monumental success of The Sun Must Come Down at the French Protestant Church of London in October 2024, this now expanded body of work pushes the narrative presented in part 1…
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) presents Odili Donald Odita: Songs from Life, a new site-specific commission in the Museum’s main lobby, which opened on the 8th of April and will be on view through 2025. For this project, Odita and his team worked from February to April to…
Portia Zvavahera (1985, Zimbabwe) is currently showcasing a new body of work titled Zvakazarurwa at the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, UK. Zvakazarurwa explores the complexities of the female experience, placing emphasis on her vivid emotions, which often appear in her dreams and everyday encounters. Portia exalts her emotional force as a guide in…
A rediscovered 1897 portrait by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt has captivated the art world with its unveiling at TEFAF Maastricht in the Netherlands. Gustav Klimt, Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona (1897). (Image credit: W&K – Wienerroither & Kohlbacher.) The painting, depicting Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona of the Ga people…
Tiwani Contemporary presents Wura-Natasha Ogunji’s exhibition titled space comma space comma space which embraces not-knowing, the breaking of habits, irreverence and the use of mistakes as integral components of the creative process. Through works on paper, the artist creates a memoir of her time inside the studio – through acts…
Curated By Ken Nwadiogbu | Opens from 25th April – 10th May 2025 | The Africa Centre | London SE1 0BL The Africa Centre is pleased to announce From London with Love, an exhibition tracing Promise O’nali’s unrelenting journey from Nigeria to London. The show opens on the…
In the heart of London, the Gagosian Gallery on Grosvenor Hill pulsates with Amoako Boafo’s debut exhibition in the United Kingdom. As a Ghanaian artist celebrated for his vibrant and introspective portraits, the exhibition, “I Do Not Come to You by Chance” is a powerful exploration of Black…
Addis Fine Art joins forces with James Cohan Gallery and Esther Schipper to help Ethiopian artist Merikokeb Berhanu go global. One of the greatest quandaries for smaller and mid-size galleries is spending years working with an artist, and not being able to help them progress to the next…
Gasworks London presents “throwers,” a landmark exhibition marking the UK solo debut of Johannesburg-based artist, Nolan Oswald Dennis. From April 24 to June 22, 2025, in Gasworks London at 155 Vauxhall Street, this visionary showcase will challenge our perceptions, inviting us to reexamine our place within the world.…