After a 32-year absence, Esther Mahlangu’s iconic BMW 525i from the BMW Art Car series will make a momentous homecoming to South African shores. BMW 525i designed by Esther Mahlangu (Photo Credit: BMWartcarcollection) The 87-year-old Ndebele artist, globally acclaimed for her bold, large-scale contemporary paintings reflecting her cultural…
Southern Guild is delighted to present ‘Grace in Grand-Bassam,’ an extraordinary solo exhibition by the talented emerging artist Terence Maluleke. This remarkable collection is a direct reflection of Maluleke’s profound experience during his month-long residency at La Fourchette de Rōze, nestled in the coastal town on the outskirts…
Goodman Gallery presents What Have They Done with All the Air?, an exhibition of new drawings and sculptures by William Kentridge. Works featured form part of a new theatre production in the making, titled The Great Yes, the Great No, in which the artist uses the setting of a boat…
Goodman Gallery New York presents Landing, a group exhibition bringing together a group of five seminal artists who have each played a significant role in shaping the course of South African art history. Exhibiting this group of influential 20th and 21st century South African artists in New York, a…
The Japan Art Association has named architect Diébédo Francis Kéré the 2023 architecture laureate for the Praemium Imperiale awards. At Kéré Architecture, Berlin, May 2023. Image courtesy of The Japan Art Association / The Sankei Shimbun The Praemium Imperiale is a global arts prize awarded annually by the…
The Norval Foundation together with the Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) have announced the shortlisted candidates for the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize (NSAAP) 2024. This is an annual award for contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora. A board of independent arts professionals comprising of curators, writers and…
Art Omi: Artists invites artists from around the world, representing a wide diversity of artistic styles and practices, to gather in rural New York to experiment, collaborate and share ideas. Concentrated time for creative work is balanced with the stimulation of cultural exchange and critical appraisal. Art Omi invites artists,…
Joseph Awuah-Darko, also known as Okyntakinte, is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and visual artist currently a resident artist at NIROX in Krugersdorp, South Africa. A Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 fellow in 2019, his contribution in the African visual arts scene is felt. Awuah-Darko’s solo exhibition titled Soft…
Since its inception, the BASA Awards have recognized 342 successful business and artistic collaborations. This year, the BASA Awards broke tradition and held its signature event in Cape Town for the first time at the breathtaking Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art in the V&A Waterfront. Business and…
Ways of Repair : Loss and Damage artistic residency seeks three artists and/or curators, (applying as individuals or as collectives) working within any medium to undertake new or existing artistic research projects engaging with loss and damage. Throughout the year-long program, the selected artists and/or curators will be supported…