RMB Latitude announces the participating curators for the 2024 CuratorLab mentorship Program. Hailing from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, and South Africa, these ten aspiring curators will actively engage in professional guidance and one-on-one mentorship from industry-leading curators. The curators are; Adeyosola Adeniran (Nigeria), Baoagi Keitshokile (Botswana),…
Tiwani Contemporary Lagos opens their 2024 programme with artist Délio Jasse’s solo exhibition Caducado. This exhibition will run from 2 February to 20 April 2024. E se mais mundo houvera… | 2021 | C-print on voile tissue | 6x, 90x130cm. Image courtesy of Délio Jasse. Image courtesy of Délio…
The statute of the goddess Ngonnso will be returned to the kingdom of Nso in CameroonImage Courtesy of Erik Hesmerg/Staatliche Museen zu Berlin/Ethnologisches Museum The culture ministers of Germany and France signed an agreement to set up a joint provenance research fund to focus on museum objects from…
The Lagos Biennial has announced the details for its event, marking its return this February with an astounding line up of programs. Ekpiri by Adeniyi Ollagunju. LB2017. Image courtesy of Lagos Biennial. After three editions in 2017, 2019 and 2021 respectively, Lagos Biennial will once again congregate art-hungry…
In the anticipation of Marrakech 2024, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair announces its return to New York for its 10th edition. 1-54 New York 2023. Image courtesy of 1-54. The ninth edition of 1-54 in New York in 2023 was a momentous milestone for the fair and its…
Two African Galleries, Retro Africa and Goodman Gallery are headed to the second edition of ART SG 2024 – the fair opens in a few days time. ART SG helps galleries to broaden and deepen their networks, and make an impact within the city of Singapore and…
This year, galleries are announcing their astounding exhibitions lined up for 2024. From innovations, exploring forms and styles of expression to documenting histories, here’s a look at a number of standout exhibitions you should see and look forward to in the first month of the year. Leo Robinson,…
VIP Preview 1-54 Marrakech. Image courtesy of 1-54. 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Marrakech names the 27 exhibitors including 14 galleries from the African continent, eight of which are based in Morocco, that will take part in its upcoming edition, scheduled to run from 8-11 February 2024. For…
Matthias De Groof, a Belgian filmmaker, recently unveiled a short film that directly addresses Belgian colonizers in Congo. Originally presented in 1985 under the title “Under the Black Mask,” the film has now been rebranded as “Under the White Mask: A film that Haesaerts could have made.” This…
The elderly couple who originally sold the Ngil Mask—one of the ten surviving pieces—recently suffered a legal setback. The judge sided with the art dealer, pointing to the couple’s inexcusable negligence and frivolity, underscoring their failure to conduct proper research on the rare artifact. This court decision came…