World-renowned artist, Yinka Shonibare’s practice is focused majorly on global issues of race and class. He is famous for employing Dutch wax batik – more locally referred to as Ankara made in the Netherlands and sold to the colonies of West Africa. The material became symbolic of African independence and...
From February 24 to 25, 2018 at La Mamounia, Morocco, the 2018 Marrakech edition of the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair will welcome leading galleries from Africa and around the world. In 2013, Touria El Glaoui initiated 1:54 to promote increased visibility and appreciation for artists from Africa and her diaspora. A...
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading transnational platform dedicated to promoting contemporary art practices and projects from Africa and the African diaspora, returns to Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, New York from May 6–8, 2016. Coinciding with Frieze Art Week, the second US iteration brings together 17 galleries from 9...
The inaugural edition of the Lagos Biennial, themed “Living on the Edge”, is set to hold from October 14 – November 22, in six different locations across Lagos. Curated by an international team consisting of Ayo Akinwande, Amira Paree, Sola Akintunde, Kelvin Hazel, Kwasi Ohene – Aye, Aminat Lawal Agoro...
In our continuing series on contemporary photography in Africa, we turn our searchlight on an emerging and talented group of young photographers living and working in Nigeria. Born between the mid-80s and mid-90s, many of them are already award-winners and have gained much international recognition. In no particular order, here...
With only a few weeks to go, the art scene is buzzing about the expectations for the 2017 LagosPhoto Festival. 36 photographers from several countries around the world have poured their hearts and souls into the creation of stories, documentation, and expressions that depict meaningful fragments of the places, memories,...
Industrialisation is arguably the best thing that has happened to man since he lighted the first fire – or even before that. Through it, he has created wondrous things like ancient artifacts, art and other essentials with which the journey towards perfection has narrowed drastically. Amidst all this human activity,...
The 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art titled We don’t need another hero will hold from June 9 to September 9, 2018 at four permanent exhibition venues: Akademie der Künste at Hanseatenweg, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Volksbühne Pavilion, and ZK/U Center for Art and Urbanistics. In co-production with HAU Hebbel am Ufer, HAU2...
From March 10 to June 12, 2017, the 13th edition of Sharjah Biennal (SB13) will take place, with Christine Tohme as curator and three jurors. During Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj Act 1 opening, Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) announced the four recipients of the Sharjah Biennial Prize. Christine Tohme invited more...
In the instantaneous space that is the digital sphere, things happen so much faster than blink-speed that more is lost than experienced. Instagram is one of the most popular pseudo-virtual platforms for social networking enthusiasts, and is particularly a favourite of artists. The logic behind this is easily discernible seeing...
Armory Focus, now in its 7th edition, is an invitational section on Pier 94 that spotlights the artistic landscape of a different region each year. Focus: African Perspectives – Spotlighting Artistic Practices of Global Contemporaries is curated by Julia Grosse and Yvette Mutumba, founders of Contemporary And, an online platform...
On Monday, November 21, 2016, fashion design icon David Tlale facilitated the first Buyel’Ekhaya Fashion Development Workshop with aspiring young fashion designers and students at the Mariam Makeba Centre of Performing Arts in East London. The Fashion Development adjudication panel went through over 70 creative portfolios submitted at the workshop and...
