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Liz Johnson Artur, UNTITLED, 1986 to 2010 
Black Balloon Archive , Courtesy of the artist

Aimia | AGO Photography Prize

Liz Johnson Artur and Hank Willis Thomas shortlisted

The Jury selected four international finalists. The public voting begins at the AGO…

Photo: LukasWassmann. , Graphic design: Rupert Smyth.

"A Good Neighbor"

Artist announced for the 15th Istanbul Biennial

The 15th Istanbul Biennial brings together artworks by 55 artists from 32 countries,…

Olu Oguibe, 2017, image: Mathias Völzke

Arnold Bode Prize 2017

Olu Oguibe wins documenta’s Arnold Bode Prize

Olu Oguibe, the Nigerian-born American-based artist, cultural scientist, and curator, has been named…

Guy Tillim, Union Avenue, Harare, 2016 © Guy Tillim, and Stevenson Gallery

HCB Prize 2017

Guy Tillim was awarded the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 2017 Prize

The jury of the 2017 HCB Award selected South African photographer Guy Tillim for his Museum of the…

Fiston Mwanza Mujila © Leonhard Hilzensauer / Zsolnay Verlag

International Literature Prize 2017

Fiston Mwanza Mujila wins Germany’s International Literature Prize

The German translation of Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s debut novel Tram 83 is the…

1:54 London 2016 © Victor Raison

Gallery list announced

The 5th London edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair

41 galleries from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America will take…

 Khadija Saye, who has been named as a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire, had met with an influential gallery director only a day before her death. Photograph: Daffyd Jones/PA

In memoriam

Khadija Saye was on cusp of recognition when she died in Grenfell

The work of Khadija Saye, who died in the fire in a tower…

Jeffrey Deitch Booth at The Armory Show 2017. | Photo by BFA, Courtesy The Armory Show

The Armory Show

Naomi Beckwith is Chairing New Curatorial Leadership Summit at 2018 Armory Show

Gabriel Ritter and Jen Mergel to curate expanded Focus and Platform sections ;…

Sammy Baloji ©ROLEX/TOMAS BERTELSEN

2017 Robert Gardner Fellowship

Sammy Baloji Named 2017 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography

For his Fellowship year, Baloji will focus on the Gendarmes Katangais, a rebel resistance group…

Installation view of Pope.L aka William Pope.L , 'Claim (Whitney Version)' 2017. The Whitney Biennial 2017, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 17 - June 11, 2017. Collection of the artist, courtesy Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, Photograph Bill Orcutt 

Whitney Museum of American Art

Pope.L Named Recipient of Whitney Biennial 2017 Bucksbaum Award

For this year’s Biennial, Pope.L staged Claim (Whitney Version), 2017, an immersive installation…

Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, Courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA)

Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi Appointed Curator of African Art

Nzewi will lead the African collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, starting…

7th Print Issue is Out Now!

Documenta 14: Curriculum of Connections

7th Print Issue is Out Now!

Get a first impression of our latest Print Issue #7 focusing on Education.


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