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Mário Macilau, A candle man, from Faith series, 2018. Courtesy of Ed Cross.

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Mário Macilau Receives James Barnor Photography Prize 2023

Mário Macilau has been awarded the prestigious prize for his series Faith documenting the practice of animism in contemporary Mozambique.

Thelma Golden.Photo: Julie Skarratt. Courtesy of LACMA.

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Thelma Golden Wins Gish Prize 2023

The 30th Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize goes to Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem.

Rafiki, Only the fool fights the sun (cropped), 2022. Courtesy the artist.

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New Triennale « Southnord Artfest » Announced in Stockholm

Southnord Artfest, hosted by Kulturhuset, brings together Black and Afro Nordic artists. It takes place between 26 Oct 2023 and 14 Jan 2024.

M’hammed Kilito, from the series

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14th LagosPhoto Festival Announces Places, Artist List and Theme

Running from October 27 to December 31, LagosPhoto Festival announces its largest expansion to date hosting 38 national and international artists.

(Left) Otobong Nkanga.
Courtesy of the artist. (Right top) Otobong Nkanga, Taste of a Stone, 2010/19; Kolanut Tales–Dismembered, 2016. Installation view of Acts at the Crossroads at MOCAA–Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art, 2019. Photo: Dillon Marsh; (right bottom) Otobong Nkanga, In Pursuit of Bling, 2014. Installation view of Otobong Nkanga: To Dig a Hole That Collapses Again at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 2018.

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Otobong Nkanga Receives 2025 Nasher Prize

For her powerful work, the Antwerp-based artist wins the 2025 Nasher Prize exclusively awarded to contemporary sculpture.

Theresah Ankomah, Untitled, 2022. Courtesy of Savvy Contemporary.

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1-54 London: Exhibitors, Artists and Special Projects

This edition will host over 60 international exhibitors, its largest number to date and more than 170 artist from Africa and the Global Diaspora.

Clockwise: Diébédo Francis Kéré at Kéré Architecture, Berlin, May 2023 © The Japan Art Association / The Sankei Shimbun; Gando Primary School, 2001, Burkina Faso
Photo: Siméon Duchoud. Courtesy of Kéré Architecture; Rendering façade of Benin National Assembly. Courtesy of Kéré Architecture

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Diébédo Francis Kéré Wins 2023 Praemium Imperiale

By combining local materials and skills with innovative design and smart engineering solutions, architect Diébédo Francis Kéré wins the coveted award.

Senam Okudzeto. Photo: Christopher Cerrone

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Senam Okudzeto Receives the Paul Boesch Art Prize 2023

Artist, researcher, writer and founder, Senam Okudzeto receives on of the highest Swiss art prizes for her socio-politically relevant work.

Maud Ntonga, Gallery Director  (left) Noelle Mukete-Elhalaby, Founder  (center)  and Brice Arsene Yonkeu, Founder (right)
Photo credits: Wilfried Koté Amoyi

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Bwo, a New Art Gallery in Cameroon, Announces the Opening of its Space

Bwo established in Central Africa by founders under the age of 30 plans to open in Douala with an inaugural exhibition on September 2, 2023.

Nada Baraka, Untitled. Courtesy of Latitudes and ANNA

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2023 ANNA Award Winner Announced

Nada Baraka, an Egyptian artist based in Cairo, is the 2023 ANNA Award recipient.

The eight artists of the 2024 Nigerian Pavilion. From left, top row: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Ndidi Dike, Onyeka Igwe, and Toyin Ojih Odutola; bottom row: Abraham Oghobase, Precious Okoyomon, Yinka Shonibare, and Fatimah Tuggar. Credits: Adenyi-Jones: On Whit Wall; Igwe: Regine Ullrich; Ojih Odutola: Beth Wilkinson; Shonibare: Tom Jamieson, 2023; All others: Courtesy the artists.

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Nigeria Announces Curator and Artists for National Pavilion in Venice 2024

For the second Nigerian Pavilion, Aindrea Emelife will curate a group exhibition with eight artists around the theme "Nigeria Imaginary".

(from left to right) Tiago Sant’Ana, Raphael Fonseca and Yina Jiménez Suriel. Courtesy of Mercosur Biennial Foundation.

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14th Edition of The Mercosur Biennial

Along with Tiago Sant’Ana, C&AL Associate Editor Yina Jímenez joins Raphael Fonseca’s artistic team of The Mercosur Biennial’s 14th edition.