Reading Time: 3 minutesThe world of art has been shaken by a new African auction record, with a 1939 painting by the renowned South African modernist Irma Stern taking center stage. This fascinating piece, titled “Children Reading The Koran,” signifies the increasing appreciation for African Traditional Art, as well as the incredible talent that the continent has to offer.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat beckons art aficionados to embark on a journey of discovery and revelation, as it plays host to an exhibition of Benin’s contemporary art, under the theme “Art of Benin yesterday and today:
Reading Time: 3 minutesGoran Pin is 27 years experienced graphic designer that transforms his expression into NFT art. He is from Croatia. He is known as The Portraitist and uses portraits as artistic expression only. He has considered one of the most collectible crypto artists globally as most of his NFT art collections contain 1st ever portraits of persons minted on the blockchain.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria launches Art Gallery Aggregator. It was launched with ten Nigerian galleries that represent more than two hundred and fifty artists.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria intends to build a new museum over the next four years that could exhibit looted Benin bronzes currently displayed in European and American museums, officials said Friday.
Reading Time: 5 minutesYou don’t ask permission to take back what was taken from you, now do you?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow best can Contemporary African Photographers Highlighted 2020 ? How would you capture a spirit of a country? Through Art, culture and opportunity of articulation of ideas. There is another new age of photographers that are giving Africa a standard voice, speaking to a cutting edge landmass that is glancing forward in its standards and goals.
Reading Time: 3 minutesChristie’s Black Artist Exhibition Not For Resale to avoid speculators flipping the art work on the secondary African Art Market
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the point when Gold West Africa propelled, in June 2019, a gathering to build up the West African gold economy, bringing Nigerian, provincial and global gold partners together, there was no uncertainty that it would return in 2020 for its subsequent version.
Reading Time: 2 minutesClassical African Statue Art Sale Sotheby’s. That Sotheby’s will offer an African reliquary statue in its contemporary art evening sale in New York during the week of June 29, marking the first time a work of classical African art will be auctioned alongside masterpieces from
Reading Time: 2 minutesMajor London-based house Sotheby’s has closed its London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Geneva, Milan, Paris and New York offices, throwing their marquee May auctions into doubt.
Reading Time: 4 minutesDue to COVID-19 Artists & Art Market , artists have already begun to adapt to the changes and bring their practices online, there are many unknown that they will face in the coming days. Just because in-person gatherings are not happening doesn’t mean that you can’t view art and keep up on openings. In response to event closures, institutions and individuals are getting creative about how their work is shared with
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGolden Age of Mali Photography is showcased in an itinerant exhibition platform celebrating African photography, with an emphasis on Mali’s rich archive, was founded by Moroccan art consultant Myriem Baadi via Black Shade Projects
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe exhibition aims to highlight the originality and diversity of African artists who live and work in sub-Saharan Africa. The museum has invited André Magnin as guest curator. He has a long-standing relationship with Africa, and possesses a deep level of insight, knowledge and experience regarding various local art scenes on the African continent. Magnin was one of the
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Demand for African Art Soars, Sparking Concerns About a Masterwork Exodus, Naomi Rea ArtNews visits the 1-54 Art Fair in Marrakesh While some fear foreign speculators will snap up…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn The forgotten stars of Malian photography’s Golden Age, Helen Jennings explores the sometimes overlooked master photographers to come out of Mali who have to flourish under the limelight of some of the greatest names in Photography.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor the first time in its 32-year history, the recently cut-short Tefaf (The European Fine Art Fair) Maastricht had a booth dedicated to contemporary art from the African continent. The London-based exhibitor, Tafeta, was among the five selected for this year’s Showcase section,
Reading Time: 3 minutesBamako Encounters Contemporary African Photography is characterized by Playful and bold, the images of Contemporary African Photography. Biennial subvert advertising tropes, interrogate beauty standards, examine the effects of urban life…
Reading Time: 6 minutesNigeria renews campaign for return of looted artifactsReturning African artefacts taken by explorers and colonisers has remained a serious issue in Europe-Africa relations. Gregory Austin Nwakunor (Arts and Culture Editor…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Expressions d’Afrique – Inside Jean Pigozzi’s Collection opens at Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich via ArtFixDaily Only three months after the announcement by the MoMA of having received 45 works of…
Reading Time: 2 minutesInterview Cyrus Kabiru MoMAAIn our latest Interview Cyrus Kabiru MoMAA who Is Best Known World Wide For His Eye Wear, C-Stunners, His Intricate Sculptural Works Push The Boundaries Of Conventional…
Reading Time: 6 minutesFor years, sub-Saharan Africa’s missing art—much of which was looted during wartimes and ended up in collections across the globe—didn’t attract the level of attention devoted to higher-profile campaigns, such as Greece’s efforts to wrest the Elgin Marbles back from Britain or Italy’s tussles with California’s Getty museum. Now new advocates are advancing the cause of African art.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor all the excitement around African contemporary art, the continent still accounts for a fraction of the global art market. Last year, the sales in the global art market reached a total of $63.7 billion—a 12% increase on the previous year, according to the 2018 Art Market report published last week. Compiled by Art Basel and UBS Bank, the report relies on auction sales data and dealer surveys.
Reading Time: 2 minutesVisiting Venice Biennale 2019 should be a must on every tourists agenda. This, the 58th Biennale in this beautiful city did not disappoint. It never does. The title of this…
Reading Time: 4 minutesArguably considered the Olympics of Art, the Venice Art Biennale is the oldest exhibition organized for arts. It is a contemporary visual art exhibition held in Venice in odd-numbered years, thus called biennially. The Art Biennale has inspired other exhibitions throughout the world with a similar name. It is one of the oldest organizations to organize art exhibitions with the first-ever in 1895.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfrican Modern Art Investment – Great Returns Why Buy African Modern Art? African Modern Art Investment is here and now. In the modern-day scenario, there is an increasing demand for…
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