1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has announced the return of the Marrakech fair. This will be the fourth edition and it will hold from 9 February to 12 February 2023. Launched in February 2018, the fair was started to broaden the 1-54 art fair reach and to further…
In 2022, Nosakhare Igbinosa, Hezekiah Okon, Moses Ojeleye and Dumbor Debeeh were the fifth edition, Art Master Africa, (AMA) winners of the ballpoint pen art competition organized by BIC. Art Master Africa is an annual competition that is open to artists and creatives across the Middle East and…
Image courtesy of Artnews Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa’s work as a researcher, photographer, and author of texts and video installations, was well-recognised worldwide before her death at the age of 46 on January 3, 2023. Her family said that the cause was a degenerative illness that she had been battling…
Dennis Osadebe joins the long list of visual artists that have collaborated with popular fashion houses and brands as he designs a new scarf for Hermes. In the past year, amongst others, Gucci has collaborated with Cinthia Sifa Mulanga and Samson Bakare, and there has been a collaboration…
Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation Organised with Sharjah Art Foundation in collaboration with The Africa Institute, Serpentine presents a major exhibition titled “State of Oneness” of the pioneering Sudanese artist and leading modernist, Kamala Ibrahim Ishag. The exhibition which began on 7 October 2022 and will run…
Here is a selection of books that offers a diverse range of perspectives on the development and contemporary practices of African art. These books cover a wide range of topics, including the history and development of African art, contemporary art practices on the continent, the role of art…
Photographer Carolina Arantes documents the daily life of French women of African heritage through her long-term First Génération project, published in a new book by fisheye editions. These women are believed to be in search of a solid mixed identity in the country. This collection of images is a documentary…
Image courtesy of The New York Times John Akomfrah (b. 1957) is a Ghanaian-British artist and filmmaker known for his installation artworks, which often incorporate elements such as video, sound, and text, to explore themes related to history, migration, memory, and identity. With his multichannel video installations, he…
Who are Art Entrepreneurs. For me, I see them as art enthusiasts, those who follow art like a second skin. These people show the world a different side of the art space and draw people to love them like they do. Here is a list of entrepreneurs who…
Exhibition viewImage courtesy of Zeitz MOCAA’s Instagram Currently on view at Zeitz MOCAA, “When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting” is an exhibition that explores Black self-representation through portraiture and figuration in painting. Curated by Koyo Kouoh and Tandazani Dhlakama, the exhibition is celebrating…