For Singapore Art Week 2024, The Institutum presents, “Translations: Afro-Asian Poetics”, an exhibition featuring 100 internationally acclaimed artists from the African and Asian continents and diasporas. This will be the first large-scale exhibition dedicated to the vibrant and interconnected narratives of these demographics to be held in Singapore.…
J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije was a Ghanaian photographer whose shots captured many major events and notable figures in Ghana’s pre and post-colonial history. On the 28th of February 1948, he captured the fatal shooting of three local ex-servicemen who were on a march to the seat of the British colonial…
Contemporary African Art is and has been having its moment. We’ve watched our revered art mastersgarner admiration globally alongside younger artists with fresh perspectives and styles. This globalappreciation mirrors a welcomed emergence of local contemporary art galleries and art fairs promotingAfrican talents from the continent and the diaspora.…
Selma Feriani announces the launch of a new gallery space January 2024, a few kilometers northeast of the Tunisian capital’s downtown area. The eponymous gallery, the first commercial space of its kind in North Africa, is designed by architect Chacha Atallah and spans 2000 m2. It marks over…
On November 11, 2023, the Sharjah Architecture Triennial welcomed visitors with its grand opening. This edition stands out for its diverse group of curators and participants, showcasing a myriad of perspectives. The event emphasizes works from the Global South, providing a profound exploration of architectural evolution. Moreover, the…
Thelma Golden, the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, has been awarded the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. Golden said in an interview that it was a “total surprise” when Sade Lythcott, the chief executive of the National Black Theater and chair of the…
The Art Exchange: Moving Image programme is a collaborative and cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from Sub-Saharan Africa working with moving images. It is also supported by the British Council and organized by LUX, the UK agency for the…
The Access Art X Prize 2023 is here, and it offers a unique opportunity for emerging African artists to showcase their talent and potentially launch their careers on a global scale. ArtX Lagos established the prestigious competition, sponsored by Access Corporation in partnership with Gasworks London and the…
The weekend marked the launch of the BMW Art Generation program in South Africa., The event featured a series of immersive events that celebrate contemporary African culture. The event is a collaboration between FNB Art Joburg and BMW Group South Africa, which aims to cultivate a new generation…
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA) unveiled its latest project, the Ubuntu Community Sculpture Garden, in Brooklyn’s vibrant Fort Greene neighborhood. What was once a mundane parking lot is now an urban sanctuary and a testament to iconic Brooklyn figures. The garden features diverse community members,…