AFRICAN ART

Between Ritual and Resonance: rana elnemr on the sugarcane choir, Material Memory, and Listening Beyond the Visible at the Venice Biennale 2026

Between Ritual and Resonance: rana elnemr on the sugarcane choir, Material Memory, and Listening Beyond the Visible at the Venice Biennale 2026

For more than two decades, Egyptian artist rana elnemr has cultivated one of the most intellectually expansive and materially sensitive

July 1, 2026
African Artists Command Art Basel 2026

African Artists Command Art Basel 2026

From Ibrahim Mahama’s Monumental Münsterplatz Commission to Major Booth Presentations, African Artists Were Impossible to Ignore At Art Basel 2026,

June 27, 2026
From the Census to the Senses: Carina Tenewaa Kanbi on Reframing African Cities Through the Atlas of Uncertainty

From the Census to the Senses: Carina Tenewaa Kanbi on Reframing African Cities Through the Atlas of Uncertainty

Across African cities, movement is often narrated through crisis: migration as rupture, informality as failure, rapid urban growth as disorder.

June 22, 2026
Inside the Obama Presidential Center, Two African Artists Bring History, Memory and Hope Into America’s Newest Civic Landmark

Inside the Obama Presidential Center, Two African Artists Bring History, Memory and Hope Into America’s Newest Civic Landmark

When the Obama Presidential Center opens its doors on Chicago's South Side, visitors will encounter more than a museum dedicated

June 15, 2026
Africa Basel 2026: The Artists, Conversations and Cultural Infrastructure Shaping the Future of Contemporary African Art

Africa Basel 2026: The Artists, Conversations and Cultural Infrastructure Shaping the Future of Contemporary African Art

Every June, Basel becomes the meeting point of the international art world. Collectors, museum directors, curators, artists, journalists, academics, foundations,

June 8, 2026
Carrying Home Across Oceans: Anina Major on Memory, Migration, and the Making of Tender Seedlings

Carrying Home Across Oceans: Anina Major on Memory, Migration, and the Making of Tender Seedlings

For many artists, the journey away from home becomes a story of departure. For Bahamian ceramic artist Anina Major, it

June 6, 2026
The Art World Passport Brings Questions of Mobility and Access to Art Basel Week 2026

The Art World Passport Brings Questions of Mobility and Access to Art Basel Week 2026

The participatory artwork by Zimbabwean artist Richard Mudariki transforms the language of visas, embassies, and border control into a reflection

June 4, 2026
Why Art Basel Is Reintroducing Souleymane Keïta to a Global Audience

Why Art Basel Is Reintroducing Souleymane Keïta to a Global Audience

At a moment when museums, curators, and collectors are increasingly revisiting overlooked histories of modernism beyond Europe and North America,

June 3, 2026
Ibrahim Mahama Takes Over Basel’s Historic Münsterplatz With Major New Art Basel Commission

Ibrahim Mahama Takes Over Basel’s Historic Münsterplatz With Major New Art Basel Commission

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama is set to transform one of Switzerland’s most historic public squares when he unveils a major

June 2, 2026
Inside Dust Depo, the Studio Patrick Mukabi Turned Into a Nairobi Art Institution

Inside Dust Depo, the Studio Patrick Mukabi Turned Into a Nairobi Art Institution

The late Kenyan painter’s greatest legacy may lie beyond his canvases: in an open-door studio where making, teaching and building

May 31, 2026
Towards the Sky: Michele Mathison on Stone, Landscape, and the Making of Verso il Cielo in Umbria

Towards the Sky: Michele Mathison on Stone, Landscape, and the Making of Verso il Cielo in Umbria

In a quiet clearing hidden within the Umbrian countryside, surrounded by ancient woodland, rolling hills, and distant views of the

May 30, 2026
Inheriting the Future: How Heritage, Memory, and Transformation Shaped October Gallery’s Landmark Exhibition of Contemporary African Art

Inheriting the Future: How Heritage, Memory, and Transformation Shaped October Gallery’s Landmark Exhibition of Contemporary African Art

Through conversations with curator Eleri Fanshawe and artist Zana Masombuka, Africans Column reflects on an exhibition that explored how contemporary

May 25, 2026