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Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku, winner of the ellipse 2025 Prize © Courtesy ellipse art projects - 2025 ellipse prize

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Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku Wins 2025 Ellipse Prize Focused on Ghana’s Emerging Art Scene

The multidisciplinary artist repurposes textiles to explore identity and climate - see his work at AKAA, Oct 24–26, 2025.

The curatorial team (left to right) with Koyo Kouoh in the center: Siddhartha Mitter, Gabe Beckhurst Feijoo, Marie Hélène Pereira, Rasha Salti and Rory Tsapayi. Biennale Arte 2026. Photo by Andrea Avezzù. Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia.

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Venice Biennale 2026 Will Follow Late Koyo Kouoh’s Vision

"In Minor Keys" marks a return to the sensory, affective, and subjective dimensions of art, and will be presented exactly as Koyo Kouoh conceived it.

(left) Lindokuhle Sobekwa; (right) Detail from I Carry Her Photo With Me, 2024. Published by MACK.

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Lindokuhle Sobekwa Wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2025

Awarded for his moving photobook, Sobekwa turns personal loss into a powerful reflection on memory, grief, and the enduring fractures of South Africa.

Koyo Kouoh. Photo: Emeka Okereke.

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Koyo Kouoh (1967 – 2025)

The curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, chief curator of Zeitz MOCAA, and founder of RAW Material Company has passed away at age fifty-seven.

(left) Kapwani Kiwanga. Photo: Angela Scamarcio. (right) Terrarium, 2022. Mixed Media. Installation View at La Biennale de Venezia. Image Courtesy: Galerie Tanja Wagner

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Kapwani Kiwanga Wins the 2025 Joan Miró Prize

Kiwanga receives the prestigious award in recognition for her powerful, research-based installations exploring history, power, and social structures.

Photo: Ethel-Ruth Tawe.

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Ethel-Ruth Tawe to Lead C& Magazine as Editor-in-Chief

A bold new editorial direction grounded in critical inquiry, collective care and creative…

(Clockwise) Sena Burgundy, Final Ascent, 2024; Nana Frimpong Oduro, Family Matters, 2024; Reginald Boateng, OUR WATERS TURNS RED, The Scream For Urgency, 2024; Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku, Shredde Connections In The Alley II, 2025; Dela Anyah, Elementary Rebirth, 2023. 
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Ellipse Prize 2025 Announces Finalists of 5th Edition

Dedicated to the emerging scene in Ghana, the final 5 are Sena Burgundy, Reginald Boateng, Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku, Nana Frimpong Oduro, and Dela Anyah.

Tandazani Dhlakama | Photo: Lunghelo Mlati

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ROM Announces Tandazani Dhlakama as Curator of Global Africa

Formerly at Zeitz MOCAA, the curator is appointed to lead the Africa collection and enhance community engagement at Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.

Zoé Whitley. Photo:  Daryll Borja.

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Dr. Zoe Whitley Named Curator of Art Toronto Focus Exhibition

Dr. Zoé Whitley will curate the Focus Exhibition at the 26th Art Toronto, showcasing art from participating galleries for collectors to view and buy.

(left) Modupeola Fadugba, (right) her awarded work: Portrait of an Artist at Ease, 2024. Both courtesy of The Norval Foundation.

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Modupeola Fadugba Wins The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2025

Fadugba becomes the fourth recipient of this prestigious award, honored with a cash prize, a solo exhibition, and a residency in 2025.

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gGmbH, Artistic Direction documenta 16, Naomi Beckwith, Kassel 2024,
Photo: Nicolas Wefers.

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Naomi Beckwith Appointed Artistic Director for documenta 16

The Deputy Director of the Guggenheim Museum in New York will lead the next edition of documenta to be held from June 12 to September 19, 2027.

Maheder Haileselassie Tadesse, Installation view at 14th Bamako Biennale. Courtesy of Les Rencontres de Bamako.

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Maheder Haileselassie Tadesse Wins Main Prize at Rencontres de Bamako

Additional prizes were awarded to Wilfried Vanie and Victor Adewale, with honorable mentions for Seyba Keita, Dior Thiam, and John Moussa Kalapo.


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