The Cape Town High Court has ordered South African photographer Trevor Stuurman and THK Gallery to close the artist’s latest exhibition Your Beauty Is Our Concern following Intellectual Property (IP) infringement. Your Beauty is Our Concern – an exhibition concerned with the act of making oneself beautiful –…
Wangechi Mutu is the first female artist to exhibit at Rome’s Galleria Borghese with her show Black Soil Poems from June 10 to September 14, 2025. This exhibition, sponsored by FENDI and curated by Cloé Perrone, is unveiling as a site-specific intervention for the gallery and its collection.…
This year’s 18th edition of the Affordable Art Show, Kenya feels less like a celebration of art and more like a reminder of how institutional structures have the potential to stifle young and emerging talent. The organizers have made an incremental increase on the museum entry fees on the opening night…
Angolan artist Kiluanji Kia Henda has received the first-ever “Creativity for Social Change” Award, presented by the Moleskine Foundation and the Democracy and Culture Foundation. Kiluanji Kia Henda (Image credit: Moleskine Foundation ) The award ceremony took place at the historic Palazzo Reale in Milan, Italy, during the…
The National Troupe of Nigeria (NTN) and the African School of Economics (ASE) have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing African heritage and promoting growth in the arts and creative economy. NTN Artistic Director/CEO, Hajja Kaltume Bulama Gana, fsna; ASE Registrar, Mrs Emi-Fowowe Ogunboye,…
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…
G.A.S. Foundation and the Yinka Shonibare Foundation have announced the artists selected for the 2025 edition of the Ìmòra Arts Intensive – an initiative named after the Yoruba words Ìmòra (support, guidance, mentorship) and ìmò ẹkọ (knowledge, skill-building). Selected Artists for 2025 Ìmòra Arts Intensive (Image credits: G.A.S.…
Benin has successfully reclaimed a 17th-century royal chair, known as a kataklé, from Finland, marking a significant milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts to repatriate cultural heritage looted during colonial incursions. Mari-Leena Talvitie, Finland’s Minister of Science and Culture, and Jean Michel Abimbola, Benin’s Minister of Culture, during…
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…
When you hear the phrase “Contemporary African Art” what comes to mind? A splash of bold colors? Something political? Maybe a sculptural piece made from old bottle caps? If you’re a bit unsure, you’re not alone. The term “contemporary” can feel a little abstract—especially when it’s paired with something as…