Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel, Switzerland; Miami Beach; Hong Kong, and Paris. Art directors introduce their artists for the Art Basel 2023, here is a look the work to look forward to from these directors. Prateek and Priyanka Raja are co-founders of…
ZURICH ART WEEKEND is a non-profit organisation that brings together Zurich’s major public and private art institutions through a variety of initiatives and events. In close collaboration with art institutions and galleries, the annual three-day flagship event facilitates access to culture and sheds new light on the art…
On the 26th of April 2023, the winners of an architectural competition for university students titled “Political Animals” were announced. Hosted by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture at Gallery Momo in Parktown North, Johannesburg, the competition involved an emphasis on students incorporating African traditional architecture to…
The Open Country Mag, in collaboration with Africa No Filter, has announced their first call for submissions for a new fellowship for African curators. Sponsored by Africa No Filter, The Open Country Mag Curatorial Fellowships intends to provide direct motivation, technical know-how, and funding support for new projects…
It’s not three days after the appointment of the Ghanaian- Scottish Curator, Lesley Lokko as the Venice Architecture Biennale Curator, that she expressed her frustrations for this year’s event. As reported by the Architects Newspaper Lokko encountered issues with paying participants and securing visas for contributors. The Venice…
Iziko South African Museum is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. Founded in 1897, it was the first museum in South Africa. It houses important African zoology, palaeontology, and archaeology collections. ‘The Hidden Wonders of the South African Iziko Museum’ exhibition aims to foster more…
African gallerists have played an important role in promoting and showcasing African art to the rest of the world by establishing galleries dedicated to exhibiting modern African art. Some of these galleries are named after their founders to recognize their contributions to the art world and the success…
Image courtesy of Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Ryan N. Dennis has been appointed the role of Senior Curator and Director of Public Art at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Before the appointment becomes effective in June 2023, Dennis is currently the Chief Curator and Artistic Director of the…
Henry Mzilli Majunga is a Ugandan-born painter, printmaker and writer. Born in 1971, he attended Makerere Art School in Kampala, Uganda, where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Art and then a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. He believes his work is inspired by some of the great modernists of Uganda’s post-independence period. Majunga has…