Image courtesy of Sem Sombras/Unshadowed 2022 apexart has announced the open calls for 2023/2024. They are inviting artists, curators, and other professionals to submit their curatorial idea for an apexart exhibition which will be judged through an online jury process. From February 1 – March 1, 2023, apexart…

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential African-American artist whose works became widely known in the New York gallery scene in the 1980s. Basquiat’s dramatic life and iconic paintings which variously feature obsessive scribbling, enigmatic symbols and diagrams, and iconography including skulls, masks, and the artist’s trademark crown – make…

Kehinde Wiley: Colorful Realm, January 21st – April 8th, 2023. Art Opening January 21st, 2023 (6-8PM), Roberts Projects, 442 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles Roberts Projects will open Colorful Realm, an exhibition of new work from renowned contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley. In conjunction with the exhibition, an extensively illustrated…

It is 2023 and we are excited about the new records that the African art scene will set on a local and global scale. Art will continue to play a significant role in our lives as artists, art writers, curators, collectors, art investors, gallerists and enthusiasts. This is…

Beninese conceptual artist Meschac Gaba was born in 1961 in Cotonou, Benin. He studied at the Rijksakademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam in 1996-7 and currently lives and works between Contonou and Rotterdam. His work explores themes of globalization, consumerism, and the Western museum through acts of artistic appropriation.…

Since 1985, the International Center of Photography Infinity Awards has recognised outstanding contributions and emerging talent in the fields of, art, photojournalism, fashion photography, and publishing. The ICP honours remarkable efforts in photography and visual arts. Past recipients include South African visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi, and…