Nigerian artist Olaolu Slawn has unveiled his groundbreaking design for the 2024 FA Cup trophy, heralding a new era in the tournament’s storied history. Nigerian artist Olaolu Slawn poses with his innovative 2024 FA Cup trophy design (Photo courtesy of artist) Commissioned by the Football Association (FA), Slawn,…
Strauss & Co offering nine work by William Kentridge Two high-value drawings from international projects in 2002 and 2005 Important etching made in 1997 with master printer Jack Shirreff Strauss & Co is the leading reseller globally of works by Kentridge JOHANNESBURG – In March 2009, when Strauss…
Infinite /ˈɪnfɪnət/ – adjective: limitless or endless in space, extent, or size; impossible to measure or calculate. Woman -/ˈwʊmən/- an adult female human being. Foundation Carminagnac, France is hosting an exciting exhibition titled ‘The Infinite Woman’. With over 60 works from notable artists such as Sandro Botticelli, Bourgeois…
Kòbọmọjẹ́ Artist Residency, Ibadan, Nigeria Deadline: May 31st 2024 Kòbọmọjẹ́ Artist Residency invites artists to apply for a residency program with focus on Capturing Women’s Histories in Nigeria. Artists are encouraged to reflect on the multifaceted contributions of women to nation-building, social dynamics, globalization and modernization. Their aim is to…
Over the weekend, British-born, Ghana-based artist and curator, Joseph Awuah-Darko, took to Instagram to accuse Kehinde Wiley of sexual assault. Wiley responded to the allegation on his own Instagram account. In the post, Awuah-Darko claimed that Wiley “inappropriately groped” him first, grabbing his buttocks and mentioned something along…
South African artist, Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize for her captivating exhibition, “Haufi nyana? I’ve come to take you home.” Lebohang Kganye, Mohlokomedi wa Tora, Scene 2, 2018. Photo: Lebohang Kganye/Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation. Kganye was awarded the £30,000 prize at a ceremony at…
Angels and Muse Foundation for Contemporary Arts announces its open call for applications to its first research residency, a one-month opportunity for curators, writers and lens-based visual artists to work on ideas in progress. Application Deadline: May 30, 2024 (11:59pm WAT) Image courtesy of Angels and Muse Angels…
Gabrielle Goliath’s ‘Personal Accounts’ is a transnational, decolonial, black feminist project of repair. Initiated in 2014, it is an ongoing series of video and sound cycles addressing the global normativity of patriarchal violence and the multiplicity of ways in which black, brown, indigenous, femme, queer, non-binary and trans…
The Wunika Mukan Gallery presented ‘The Dreamers Ever Leave You’, Themba Sibeko’s solo exhibition which began on the 27th of April and ran until the 12th of May 2024. For his first solo exhibition in Nigeria, Sibeko envisioned scenarios-nestled in familiar territories while capturing moments of motion and…
While the Ministry of Culture may have canceled what was anticipated to be one of Dakar’s standout events of the year, The Dakar Biennale, following the influences of the national and international environment, as well as a recent change in cultural leadership aimed at maintaining the Biennale’s high…