AFRICAN ART

Why You Can’t Miss Dak’Art 2026: Dakar Biennale Sets the Stage for Its Most Anticipated Edition Yet

Why You Can’t Miss Dak’Art 2026: Dakar Biennale Sets the Stage for Its Most Anticipated Edition Yet

The 16th edition of the Dak'Art Biennale—widely known as Dak’Art—has officially announced its dates, returning from November 19 to December

April 13, 2026
African Diaspora at Venice Biennale 2026: In Another Man’s Yard: The Bahamas Pavilion Reimagines Collaboration, Memory, and Material at Venice

African Diaspora at Venice Biennale 2026: In Another Man’s Yard: The Bahamas Pavilion Reimagines Collaboration, Memory, and Material at Venice

At the 61st Venice Biennale, the presence of the African diaspora extends far beyond continental representation, unfolding through complex histories

April 13, 2026
Tanka Fonta Wins 2026 Wi Di Mimba Wi Prize

Tanka Fonta Wins 2026 Wi Di Mimba Wi Prize

In a significant recognition of experimental and cross-disciplinary artistic practice, SAVVY Contemporary has announced Cameroonian artist Tanka Fonta as the

April 12, 2026
Africans at Venice Biennale 2026: Between the Tangible and the Intangible: Egypt’s Radical “Silence Pavilion” at Venice Biennale

Africans at Venice Biennale 2026: Between the Tangible and the Intangible: Egypt’s Radical “Silence Pavilion” at Venice Biennale

At the 61st edition of La Biennale di Venezia, the Egypt Pavilion emerges not as a spectacle but as a

April 11, 2026
African Voices Take Center Stage at the 2026 Toronto Biennial of Art

African Voices Take Center Stage at the 2026 Toronto Biennial of Art

The 2026 edition of the Toronto Biennial of Art sets out an expansive and intellectually rich framework, bringing together artists

April 10, 2026
Africans at Venice Biennale 2026: Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi – The Artist of the Seen and Unseen

Africans at Venice Biennale 2026: Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi – The Artist of the Seen and Unseen

Helen Sebidi (born 5 March 1943), formally Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi, is one of South Africa’s most significant modern

April 10, 2026
Egyptian Photographer Mohamed Mahdy Wins 2026 World Press Photo Contest with “Moon Dust”

Egyptian Photographer Mohamed Mahdy Wins 2026 World Press Photo Contest with “Moon Dust”

Egyptian photographer Mohamed Mahdy has been announced as one of the winners of the World Press Photo Foundation’s 2026 World

April 10, 2026
Africans at Venice Biennale 2026: Issa Samb — The Artist Whose Practice Refused to End

Africans at Venice Biennale 2026: Issa Samb — The Artist Whose Practice Refused to End

The inclusion of Issa Samb in In Minor Keys, the 61st edition of the Venice Biennale, extends beyond representation; it

April 3, 2026
Why You Should Not Miss 1-54 New York 2026: Where the City, the Diaspora, and the Future of African Art Converge

Why You Should Not Miss 1-54 New York 2026: Where the City, the Diaspora, and the Future of African Art Converge

In a city defined by velocity, spectacle, and constant reinvention, New York City has long been the place where global

April 1, 2026
Africans at Venice Biennale 2026: Bodys Isek Kingelez and the Architecture of Utopia

Africans at Venice Biennale 2026: Bodys Isek Kingelez and the Architecture of Utopia

The inclusion of Bodys Isek Kingelez in In Minor Keys, the 61st edition of the Venice Biennale, unfolds as both

April 1, 2026
South African Curator Ernestine White-Mifetu Reimagines African Art at the Brooklyn Museum in Landmark $13 Million Transformation

South African Curator Ernestine White-Mifetu Reimagines African Art at the Brooklyn Museum in Landmark $13 Million Transformation

In a moment that signals a decisive shift in how African art is presented within major Western institutions, the Brooklyn

March 27, 2026
The Bridge Gallery presents ‘What the Hands Know, a duo exhibition bringing together for the first time Ava Binta Giallo and Bulumko Mbete

The Bridge Gallery presents ‘What the Hands Know, a duo exhibition bringing together for the first time Ava Binta Giallo and Bulumko Mbete

The Bridge Gallery presents “What the Hands Know,” a duo exhibition bringing together for the first time the works of

March 10, 2026