Pearl Lam Galleries is pleased to announce its global representation of artist Alimi Adewale (b. 1974, Nigeria). A selection of his works will be presented during ART SG 2024 this January. His inclusion in Pearl Lam Galleries’ artist roster exemplifies the gallery’s dedication to cultivating a vibrant and dynamic art scene that resonates with the global art community. Alimi Adewale, Image…
Artists have different goals at different stages of their careers. It is the beginning of the year, and we know that a good number of African artists’ goals this year include getting their art to new audiences, having their first solo presentation, connecting with collectors, and getting into…
In the last stretch before the 60th Venice Biennale opens, the Moroccan Ministry of Culture has opted to replace the initially chosen artists and curator for the country’s first-ever national pavilion, leaving less than four months for the reorganization. The Arsenale at the Venice Biennale (circa 2019), where…
Ushering in the new year means another chance at taking in new art which offers a different perspective to art consumers. Below are some South African art fairs to look forward to in 2024. Investec Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town This is Africa’s largest art fair where…
The statute of the goddess Ngonnso will be returned to the kingdom of Nso in CameroonImage Courtesy of Erik Hesmerg/Staatliche Museen zu Berlin/Ethnologisches Museum The culture ministers of Germany and France signed an agreement to set up a joint provenance research fund to focus on museum objects from…
The upcoming ‘Isthmus’ Exhibition, a collaboration between Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), Gallery Kent Tangier, and the JM Memorial Foundation, will be showcasing Moroccan art at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery. Running from February 20 to March 9, 2024, this event marks a significant stride in the ongoing cultural exchange…
The South African government has declared its intention to contest the upcoming auction of 75 artifacts linked to the country’s anti-apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela. The government argues that these items, bearing historical significance, should remain within the nation’s borders. Nelson Mandela takes the oath 10 May 1994 during…
Cassi Namoda was born in Maputo, Mozambique in 1988 and currently lives and works in New York City and Los Angeles. She is a painter whose work interweaves the personal with the historical. Having lived in several different countries throughout her life, Namoda’s nomadic lifestyle and multicultural identity…
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.…
From the 2nd of December 2023 to the 12th of January 2024, Cameroonian-based gallery, Bwo presented Tales by Women, a group exhibition that featured the works of Zandile Tshabalala, Ayanfe Olarinde, Wilfried Mbida, and Laura Tolen. The exhibition, Tales by Women gave access into the dignified intimacy of…