Yancey Richardson presents Sawubona, an exhibition bringing together work from five different series made between 2002–2013 by South African visual artist and activist Zanele Muholi. Their fifth exhibition with the gallery, Sawubona reveals both the historical depth and visual complexity of Muholi’s overarching project of empowering the Black LGBTQIA+ community in…
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…
Gallery 1957 presents Of Movement, Materials and Methods, a solo exhibition by Modupeola Fadugba. As an official part of the London Gallery Weekend 2025 programme, the exhibition is inspired by the rich pageantry of the Ojude Oba festival held annually in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. The festival is a vibrant celebration of Yoruba heritage,…
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…