For many artists, the journey away from home becomes a story of departure. For Bahamian ceramic artist Anina Major, it has become a lifelong investigation into what remains. Across more than a decade of practice, Major has established herself as one of the most compelling voices working in contemporary ceramics today, creating sculptures that examine […]
For more than a decade, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has occupied a unique and increasingly influential position within the international art world. Founded in London in 2013 by Touria El Glaoui, the fair emerged at a pivotal moment when global interest in contemporary African art was beginning to accelerate, yet opportunities for sustained commercial
African design has entered a new era of visibility. Across major fairs, museums, biennales, and design festivals, designers from the continent and its diaspora are increasingly shaping global conversations around materiality, innovation, craftsmanship, and culture. Yet behind this growing momentum are individuals who have spent decades building the institutions, platforms, and systems necessary for African
In a quiet clearing hidden within the Umbrian countryside, surrounded by ancient woodland, rolling hills, and distant views of the Apennines, South African-Zimbabwean artist Michele Mathison has unveiled Verso il Cielo (Towards the Sky), a permanent public commission developed during his residency with Tyburn Foundation at La Foce. Rising from the earth in a sequence
Through conversations with curator Eleri Fanshawe and artist Zana Masombuka, Africans Column reflects on an exhibition that explored how contemporary African and diasporic artists are reimagining inheritance, identity, and cultural memory. When Inheriting the Future opened at October Gallery in London in April 2026, it arrived as more than a group exhibition. It served as
As collectors, curators, artists, critics, and cultural practitioners descended upon Venice for the preview week of the 2026 Venice Biennale, Ethiopian contemporary artist Dawit Abebe unveiled BLACKBOX, a compelling and conceptually layered solo exhibition presented by AKKA Project. Running from May 7 to June 16, 2026, the exhibition occupies a significant position within the broader
Currently on view at Fondation Blachère in Bonnieux, France, Afroblue is a major group exhibition bringing together 36 artists from across Africa and its diasporas to examine the emotional, spiritual, symbolic, and political dimensions of the color blue in contemporary artistic practices. Opened on April 9 and running through September 19, 2026, the exhibition unfolds
Architecture often reveals itself through what is visible: walls, roofs, facades, materials, and form. Yet for Selma and Salwa Mikoü, architecture begins elsewhere. It starts with what lies beneath the surface of a place—the memories embedded in a landscape, the traces of forgotten infrastructures, the stories carried by materials, and the cultural narratives that continue
Every June, the Swiss city of Basel becomes the epicenter of the international art world. Collectors, museum directors, curators, artists, galleries, advisors, and cultural institutions converge on the city for a week that increasingly resembles the annual summit of the global art economy. While much of the attention naturally gravitates toward Art Basel and its
As 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to New York for its twelfth edition, the fair once again positions itself at the center of global conversations surrounding contemporary African and diasporic art. Taking place at Chelsea’s Starrett-Lehigh Building from May 13–17, 2026, this year’s edition brings together more than twenty galleries and exhibitors from across
