2026

After days spent moving through the intensity of Venice Biennale preview week — navigating crowded vaporetto stations, packed national pavilions, endless openings, water taxis, and the constant rhythm of movement that defines Venice during the Biennale — the journey into Umbria felt almost like a withdrawal from the accelerated energy of the global art world

When Art Dubai opens its Special Edition at Madinat Jumeirah from 15–17 May 2026, with a VIP preview on 14 May, the fair will not simply mark two decades of existence. It will also reveal how profoundly the geography of the contemporary art world has shifted over the past twenty years. Once positioned largely as

At a moment when conversations around migration, identity, and cultural preservation continue to shape public discourse across the globe, Nigerian photographer Mayowa Akande offers a quietly powerful reminder that culture is not maintained through institutions alone. It survives through people. Through gestures repeated across generations, traditions performed far from home, skills passed between mentors and

As the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens under the theme In Minor Keys, African and diasporic artists are already central to some of the most important conversations unfolding across the International Exhibition and national pavilions. From artists participating in Koyo Kouoh’s main exhibition to the powerful national presentations staged by