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Robin Rhode, Frustum series, 2017. © Robin Rhode, images courtesy of the artist

Award

Robin Rhode wins Zurich Art Prize 2018

The jury praised Rhode’s vocabulary of constructivism and ability to see the medium…

Jack Whitten (1939 – 2018)

In Memorium

Jack Whitten (1939 – 2018)

The celebrated abstract painter died on January 20 at age 78.

John Akomfrah, Precarity, 2017. Three channel HD color video installation, 7.1 sound, dimensions variable. © Smoking Dogs Films. Courtesy Lisson Gallery.* 

Announcing 2017 grant recipients

VIA Art Fund has awarded Tacita Dean, Yinka Shonibare MBE, and Zanele Muholi

VIA Art Fund has awarded grants totaling 570,000 USD in 2017 in support…

Oprah Winfrey Will Receive MoMA’s Cultural Entrepreneur Award

David Rockefeller Award

Oprah Winfrey Will Receive MoMA’s Cultural Entrepreneur Award

The Award is presented annually by MoMA

Rujeko Hockley (left) and Jane Panetta (right), Photograph by Scott Rudd

Whitney Museum of American Art

Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta to co-curate the next Whitney Biennial

The 2019 Whitney Biennial goes on view in May 2019

Emeka Ogboh, installation view The Way Earthly Things Are Going (2017). Multichannel sound installation and real-time LED display of world stock indexes. documenta 14 in Athens, 2017. Photo by Marie-Ann Yemsi

Hugo Boss Prize

Guggenheim Announces Short List for 2018

Among the Six Nominees for the 2018 Hugo Boss Prize are Bouchra Khalili,…

Athi-Patra Ruga, Miss Azania – Exile is waiting, 2015. 190 x 150cm. Courtesy of the artist and WHATIFTHEWORLD/Gallery, Cape Town/Johannesburg.

African Biennale of Photography

Les Recontres de Bamako Announced Winners

The awards of the 11th edition go to Athi-Patra Ruga, Julien Creuzet, Fethi…

Lubaina Himid, 2017
Courtesy of the artist and Hollybush Gardens
Photo: Edmund Blok for Modern Art Oxford

Turner Prize 2017

Lubaina Himid Wins Prestigious Art Prize

Artist, activist, and curator Lubaina Himid is known for using her practice to…

Out Now : Notre 8ème édition papier « Conditions »

Avec un spécial sur le scéne artistique du Cameroun

Out Now : Notre 8ème édition papier « Conditions »

Pour notre huitième édition imprimée, nous nous sommes entretenus avec différentes personnalités –…

Kemang Wa Lehulere, I cut my skin to liberate the splinter, 2017. Photo credit: Paula Court. Courtesy of the photographer & Performa 17.

Performa 17

Performa Names Kemang Wa Lehulere Winner of Fourth Malcolm McLaren Award

The award was given to Cape Town artist Kemang Wa Lehulere for his…

Igshaan Adams wins in the Visual Arts Category.

Standard Bank Young Artist Award

Igshaan Adams wins 2018 Award for Visual Art

This year the honours go to Chuma Sopotela (Performance Art), Guy Buttery (Music),…

The 33rd Bienal de São Paulo Announced Theme and New Curatorial Concept

"Affective Affinities"

The 33rd Bienal de São Paulo Announced Theme and New Curatorial Concept

Opening on 7th September and running through 9th December 2018, seven artists comprise…