Art

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

As 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to New York for its twelfth edition at the Starrett-Lehigh Building from May 13–17, 2026, the fair once again positions itself as more than a marketplace. This year’s programme extends beyond gallery presentations into a layered curatorial framework that brings together Special Projects, a major Special Installation, and

In a time when visual narratives around labour often lean toward spectacle or crisis, Nigerian photographer Chukwudi Nwachukwu offers a measured and deeply observant alternative. His photographic series, The Labour of Rivers, documents the lives of fishermen navigating the Andoni River waterways in Rivers State, presenting a body of work grounded not in dramatization, but

The 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale arrives at a pivotal moment in the trajectory of global contemporary art—one defined not only by the growing presence of African national pavilions, but by the intellectual and curatorial vision of one of the continent’s most influential cultural figures, Koyo Kouoh. Appointed in December 2024 as

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has been named the recipient of the 2026 Arnold Bode Award, one of Germany’s most respected honours in contemporary art. The €10,000 prize, awarded by the city of Kassel, recognises Mahama’s far-reaching artistic practice, which has consistently interrogated histories of labour, migration, and global economies through large-scale installations and material interventions.

The second edition of the Art Basel Awards continues to position itself as one of the most expansive recognitions of contemporary cultural production, spotlighting 33 medalists across nine categories that span artists, curators, institutions, patrons, and cultural producers. Conceived as a global, cross-disciplinary initiative, the awards move beyond traditional prize structures to acknowledge the wider