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Emeka Okereke, The fire assembly point, Lagos, 2015. Courtesy the artist.

Eyes East Bond

The 13th Cairo Biennale Returns After a Five-Year Break

With a five-year delay for political reasons, the 13th Cairo Biennale is finally…

Akosua Adoma Owusu, Welcome to the Jungle, 2019; installation view, CCA Wattis Institute;

Akosua Adoma Owusu: Welcome to the Jungle

Beauty and Power in Black Hair Culture

Interweaving different narratives such as hair salon dynamics and fallen celebrities, Akosua Adoma…

Édouard Manet, Laure, 1863. Oil on canvas, 130 x 190 cm (via Wikimedia Commons, Musée d’Orsay, Paris)

Black Models: From Géricault to Matisse

Emerging from Anonymity

By virtue of its subject matter and the fact that it is being…

Lucia Nimcová, Starina, 2019. Photo: Adam Šakový.

Liquid Horizons at Tranzit

Creating Alternative Relationships to Archives

An exhibition in Slovakia highlights communities displaced by governmental greed in the name…

Installation View, Frank Bowling at Tate Britain (31 May - 26 August 2019), Tate Photography, Matt  Greenwood

Inventing Your Own Game

Frank Bowling at Tate: Redefining the British Art Canon

In the post-war period, many pioneering Black artists were largely neglected by the…

(left) Maxine Walker, Untitled, 1997. (right) Maxine Walker, Untitled, 1997. Both images courtesy of the artist and Autograph, London. Copyright: © Maxine Walker

Maxine Walker: Untitled

On Her Way Towards Self-actualization

Maxine Walker’s focus has always been on the representation of Black womanhood. London’s…

Carlos Martiel, Eslabon, 2019. Courtesy the artist.

The Africa Institute in Sharjah

Decolonizing African Studies: Decades in the Making

By assessing the state of African Studies, a conference at the Africa Institute…

Installation view of 50 Years: Past, Present and Future by António Ole at Banco Económico. Photo: Ludmila Böse

António Ole - 50 Years: Past, Present and Future

A Self-curated Retrospective Calls for New Interpretations of his Art

António Ole is known for his aversion to labels: he doesn’t view himself…

A group photo of some of the participants and curators. Photo: Enos Nyamor

Membrane – African Literatures and Ideas

Occupying the Silence Between Languages

Membrane is a four-day international festival of African literatures and ideas taking place…

Tavares Strachan, Various works, 2018. Mixed media. 58th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, May You Live In Interesting Times. Photo: Francesco Galli. Courtesy: La Biennale di Venezia

Venice Biennale 2019

An Attempt to Recontextualize the World

Bearing the title May You Live in Interesting Times, the international exhibition at…

Installation vIew of the South African Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia.

Venice Biennale 2019

Africa Beyond National Perspectives

Their works span the show-stopping, crowd-pleasing Ghanaian pavilion to the immersive and complex…

Installation View

The body as a centerpiece

The Exhibition Exploring Domestic Space as the Backstage of Life

Taking place in a community-driven art space in a gentrifying Miami neighborhood, The…


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