The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA) has marked a significant transition in its governance with the appointment of Mr. Adedotun Sulaiman as Chairman of its Advisory Board. Sulaiman, a veteran business leader and avid art collector, officially assumed the role on January 20, 2025, succeeding Kola Aina,…
Since photographer Zanele Muholi decided to turn the camera on themselves with the series ‘Somnyama Ngonyama’, they have created a series of portraits in which they are both participant and image-maker. Now, Muholi is set to open two solo exhibitions this month, one presented by Moreira Salles Institute in Sao…
Goodman Gallery presents ‘Ernest Cole: House of Bondage Part Three, ‘To Cross One More Sea’ by William Kentridge and ‘Mubato (The Handle)’ by Mischeck Masamvu at their Cape Town, Johannesburg and London spaces respectively. Ernest Cole, Untitled, 1960, 20 x 29.5 cm, Image courtesy of Goodman Gallery. Goodman…
Art has always been a language that transcends borders, a means of storytelling that connects us across time and space. Today, that connection is more vibrant than ever as African artists and their counterparts in the diaspora collaborate in extraordinary ways. These creative exchanges are more than just…
The Nigerian Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, in collaboration with MADhouse by Tikera Africa, has announced the Re-imagining Hope Residency, a six-week program designed to explore the role of art in addressing societal issues. Hon Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy Barr Hannatu…
In the face of South Africa’s harrowing epidemic of gendered and sexualized violence, the group exhibition, To Break A Bitter Fever, curated by Kefiloe Siwisa, emerges as both a sanctuary and a catalyst. Set to take place from the 30th of January to the 8th of February, 2025,…
Dominique Zinkpè and Southern Guild present ‘Ejire (Double Rhyme)’, a solo exhibition of intricately carved wooden sculptures opening on the 19th of February 2025. This will mark Zinkpè’s first exhibition with Southern Guild and will feature a number of large-scale, architectural sculptures and wall reliefs. Their expansive forms…
There’s just something magical about walking into an art exhibition and feeling like you’re stepping into a world of stories, you see a world shaped not just by the artists but by the curators who carefully decide how those stories unfold. With the way colors, textures, and forms…
WHATIFTHEWORLD is pleased to present ‘Held Tight’, a solo exhibition by Mia Chaplin. “Pharmakon means drug, but…the word in Greek famously refuses to designate whether poison or cure. It holds both in the bowl” (Nelson, M. 2009:73). Similarly, to be held tight can be read as either an act…