HIGHLIGHTS

1 Scenes from the opening of Pretty Serious at ORMS School of Photography, Cape Town. © Courtesy of ORMS School of Photography / Art School Africa. Pretty Serious: 20 Artists Reframe Femininity, Girlhood and Softness in Cape Town

2 STRANGER FACES 12 (After Serpell), 2026 Charcoal, gesso, graphite powder, Zambian soil, pastel, and collage on paper. 12.5 x 9 inches (32 x 23 cm) Nyugen E. Smith on Stranger Faces, Memory, Return and Rethinking Restitution

3 Africa Is Finally Designing the Stadiums That Will Welcome the World: The African Architects Behind Morocco’s 2030 FIFA World Cup Vision

4 Between Ritual and Resonance: Rana El Nemr on The Sugarcane Choir, Material Memory, and Listening Beyond the Visible at the Venice Biennale 2026

5 African Artists Command Art Basel 2026

Scenes from the opening of Pretty Serious at ORMS School of Photography, Cape Town. © Courtesy of ORMS School of Photography / Art School Africa.

Pretty Serious: 20 Artists Reframe Femininity, Girlhood and Softness in Cape Town

August 17, 2026
STRANGER FACES 12 (After Serpell), 2026 Charcoal, gesso, graphite powder, Zambian soil, pastel, and collage on paper. 12.5 x 9 inches (32 x 23 cm)

Nyugen E. Smith on Stranger Faces, Memory, Return and Rethinking Restitution

August 3, 2026
Africa Is Finally Designing the Stadiums That Will Welcome the World: The African Architects Behind Morocco’s 2030 FIFA World Cup Vision

Africa Is Finally Designing the Stadiums That Will Welcome the World: The African Architects Behind Morocco’s 2030 FIFA World Cup Vision

July 27, 2026

Cultural Intelligence

Africa Is Finally Designing the Stadiums That Will Welcome the World: The African Architects Behind Morocco’s 2030 FIFA World Cup Vision
African Artists Command Art Basel 2026
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Art Dubai at 20: A Global Platform Still Light on African Representation
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A Comprehensive Guide to Exhibitions, Performances, and Cultural Highlights During 1-54 Marrakech

Art Basel 2026

African Artists Command Art Basel 2026
Africa Basel 2026: The Artists, Conversations and Cultural Infrastructure Shaping the Future of Contemporary African Art
The Art World Passport Brings Questions of Mobility and Access to Art Basel Week 2026

Featured Interviews

Architecture & Design

Africa Is Finally Designing the Stadiums That Will Welcome the World: The African Architects Behind Morocco’s 2030 FIFA World Cup Vision
Architecture Cultural Intelligence

Africa Is Finally Designing the Stadiums That Will Welcome the World: The African Architects Behind Morocco’s 2030 FIFA World Cup Vision

July 27, 2026
Mbamba: Botswana’s Newest Luxury Safari Camp Brings Timeless Safari Elegance to the Okavango Delta
Architecture

Mbamba: Botswana’s Newest Luxury Safari Camp Brings Timeless Safari Elegance to the Okavango Delta

June 15, 2026
Egyptian Photographer Mariam El Gendy Launches Jihan, A New Paris Concept Store Celebrating African and West Asian Design
Design

Egyptian Photographer Mariam El Gendy Launches Jihan, A New Paris Concept Store Celebrating African and West Asian Design

June 9, 2026
From Algeria to Zimbabwe: Meet the Spatial Practices Shaping the First-Ever Pan-African Biennale
Architecture

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: Meet the Spatial Practices Shaping the First-Ever Pan-African Biennale

June 2, 2026
Nike and Slawn Reimagine Nigerian Identity Ahead of the 2026 World Cup With Star-Studded Cultural Campaign
Design

Nike and Slawn Reimagine Nigerian Identity Ahead of the 2026 World Cup With Star-Studded Cultural Campaign

June 1, 2026
All Roads Lead to Lagos: Design Week Lagos Repositions African Design at Milan Design Week 2026
Design

All Roads Lead to Lagos: Design Week Lagos Repositions African Design at Milan Design Week 2026

May 4, 2026

Africans to Watch

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

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

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

Art

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50 INFLUENTIAL AFRICAN CURATORS IN 2025

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50 Influential African Women Architects (2025 Edition)

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20 African Furniture Designers Shaping African Design

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