At the opening of his exhibition Femicides/Art Report – a mesh of painting, photography and infographic artworks, Colombian artist David Palacios trained eight young Nigerian artists on how to transform data into art. Image courtesy of Leadership This exhibition proposes a critical reflection on Femicides using data and…
Isthuli-Sasengweni Arts & Craft Organisation in partnership with the City of Ekurhuleni’s Sports Recreation Arts and Culture Department are calling emerging visual art practitioners to submission of artworks to be selected for a special curated contemporary exhibition at the Springs Art Gallery. Image courtesy of Isthuli-Sasengweni Arts &…
Mwili, Akili na Roho will run at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute, Nairobi, Kenya from until 18th Feb 2023 Mwili, Akili na Roho (Mind, Body, and Spirit in Swahili), an exhibition of more than 40 works produced between 1950 and 2000, offers a starting point for a greater…
Makgati Molebatsi, Violet Nantume and Luvuyo Equiano Nyawose have been announced as mentors for the second edition of Latitudes CuratorLab, an online practice-based curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. RMB Latitudes has invited 10 aspiring curators from different countries in Africa to apply to the 2023 residency…
Founder and director of the International Fair of Contemporary African Art 1-54, Touria El Glaoui and Franco-Moroccan painter and President of the Foundation of Museums of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mehdi Qotbi have been honoured by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in recognition of their…
Latitudes have announced the 12 curators for the 2023 Latitudes CuratorLab, an online practice-based curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. The residency will run for 6 weeks from January to April 2023 and participants will plan and conceptualise their own show to be hosted on Latitudes Online,…
“House of Bondage,” Ernest Cole’s unflinching and comprehensive indictment of apartheid, is now available with a new edition in the market. Ernest Cole – Image courtesy of Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand Ernest Cole was born on 21 March 1940 as Ernest Levi Tsoloane Kole, in Eersterust,…
Image courtesy of The Art Newspaper Renowned artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah has been selected to represent the UK at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. He is widely known for exploring issues around climate change and post-colonialism in his installations. Akomfrah uses film as a medium to…
This artist has significantly used traditional cultural elements throughout his creative process. In his recent series, “Guardians” and “Of Myth and Legend.” he investigates the iconography of Yoruba deities. In recognition of her power, Metallic Print 53 x 35 cm; 76 x 51 cm; 109 x 71 cm…
Iman Issa and Lina Laraki have been selected to join the Art Explora Residency Programme for 2023. Every year, the Art Explora foundation, in collaboration with the Cité internationale des arts, welcomes about twenty residents – artists, art collectives and researchers – from all over the world. This…