Spirituality, magic, and transformation are recurring themes in some of our favorite exhibitions on view, from Mestre Didi to Renée Stout.

Indigenous spirituality was integral to warfare in African societies. It shaped military tactics, boosted morale, and aided decision-making. It consists of divination, ancestral guidance, rituals ...

Driven by a mission to nurture creativity and celebrate African artists, Absa L’Atelier, together with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts SANAVA, recently unveiled ‘Thorns and ...

The Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has a new exhibition opening, which ...

On a first observation, works by renowned Nigerian sculptor Adewuyi Kehinde Ken, professionally known as Kenny Adewuyi seem like antiques, but they are actually contemporary pieces.

Our Lagos correspondent meets the creatives ditching globalised aesthetics, instead finding inspiration in everything from ...

I wanted to challenge people’s understanding of what an African monument looks like.” After hiring Solomon, the Met gave her a team to work with, about a year to travel around to the sites and ...

Elsewhere in Los Angeles, Erizku’s exhibition “Moon, Turn the Flames…Gently Gently Away,” his inaugural solo with Sean Kelly Gallery on view through July 3, features hypersaturated still lifes that ...

Oluwatobi Fakile, a.k.a. TEDA, is a painter, digital artist, storyteller and filmmaker. With over 15 years of practice, he ...

Iyanu, a groundbreaking African animation, is reshaping global storytelling with rich culture, myth, and world-class production.

African art is experiencing a renaissance of global recognition, with collectors and curators finally appreciating the continent’s extraordinary artistic diversity and sophisticated cultural ...

Sotheby’s Contemporary African Art Auction Hits £2.4 Million Art News Africa 24/04/2025. Sotheby’s hosted its highly anticipated Modern & Contemporary African Art auction in London, where it raised a ...