As part of her package for its 12th edition, Sogal auction strengthens modern and contemporary African art through the windows of secondary appreciation. Themed ‘Echoes of Legacy’, the 2026 edition of ...

When art dealer Thandi Sibisi opened her gallery in 2012, it was the first in South Africa to be entirely owned by a Black woman. But spiraling overheads soon forced her to close the space, and ...

For Pablo Picasso and other 20th-century European masters, African art was a revelation—innovative, sophisticated and to their eyes strikingly modern. They insisted that the continent’s creative ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced a donation from former Michigan senator Jack Faxon (1936–2020) ...

Contemporary African Art Fair and Paraíso 2026, bringing the best of African and Latin American art to Frieze Week.

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few decades, ...

The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City, Nigeria, will officially welcome the public to its campus on November 11, the same day it unveils its MOWAA Institute. Designed by Adjaye ...

African contemporary art is commanding higher prices than ever—but local art professionals say there isn't an equivalent investment in programs to support or promote it. Pavilion of Kenya "Exercises ...

Many museums find themselves in a complicated period of transition as they confront their entanglements with colonialism. That complex project was the subject of a recent Harvard Center for African ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art reopens Friday, July 16. This is the first opportunity for visitors to see the museum’s newest exhibition, “Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, ...

An upcoming exhibition featuring the work of LGBTQ+ African artists at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art has been postponed until 2026 due to “our current budgetary situation,” a ...

Artnet's dynamic initiative Africa Present emphasizes the company's long-term investment into the historically underrepresented market of Contemporary African Art. Using the reach, contacts, and ...