Kwaku Yaro and Pearl Lam Galleries present Coat of Many Colours. The third artist in the gallery’s residency programme, Yaro hails from Ghana and is a self-taught mixed-media artist who possesses an extraordinary alchemist’s touch, transforming the mundane into the magnificent. During his three-month residency in Shanghai, Yaro bestowed…
At the 2025 London Design Biennale will be the prominent display of Wura—a powerful sculptural installation from the Global South Pavilion. Rooted in Yoruba, a language from Nigeria meaning “precious,” Wura challenges narratives, weaving together gold chain, cowrie shells, sound, and oral histories to honor the resilience, complexity,…
Art Network Africa is pleased to announce the highly curated event series, “Spotlight on African Champions”. Art Network Africa is organising a reception under its management partner Africa Unlimited and in collaboration with FNB Art Joburg. This unique drinks reception, bringing together the broader ecosystem around African art,…
Omar Victor Diop is an acclaimed and talented Senegalese artist, he has been a residence of Paris for the last few years and has recently ventured into another medium, aside from his usual stunning photography – porcelain sculpture. In collaboration with the esteemed Parisian brand Bernardaud, Diop walks…
Kapwani Kiwanga receives the prestigious 2025 Joan Miró Prize award in recognition for her powerful, research-based installations exploring history, power and social structures. The prize is presented by the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and CUPRA. The international jury…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) will reopen its Arts of Africa galleries on May 31, 2025, in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Installation view of Sahel: Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Photo credit: Anna-Marie Kellen) This reimagined…
For its second show in the new Alserkal Avenue space, Dubai, Efie Gallery presents Time Heals , Just Not Quick Enough—a group exhibition of film and photography curated by Ose Ekore. Opening 1st June, the show reflects on how we experience time, especially during uncertain moments, and how we…
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…