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Reading Time: 5 minutesIn why Why African women artists are bucking the market trend, Ann Shaw states The growing success of female African artists marks an exciting shift in the market. Recent research…
Reading Time: 3 minutesSotheby’s Shines Light on Modern and Contemporary African Art by By Abby Schultz Sotheby’s established its first auction dedicated to modern and contemporary African art two years ago to draw attention,…
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Rediscovering the Art of Ben Enwonwu by Farah Nayeri – Decades after his death, one of Africa’s most famous artists is gaining renewed attention, and his pieces are bringing…
Reading Time: 6 minutesMulling Over Art: Artnet “Intelligence Report” magnifies African Art Market In its latest “Intelligence Report” released on 10th September titled Welcome to the Age of the Art Industry (The Art…
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe meteoric rise of African art by Amah-Rose Abrams for Evening Standard It’s a mid-summer evening in the capital and the queue of London art scene insiders and celebrities is snaking around…
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 minutes… Cash in on Africa’s Art Boom … @lynseychutel East of Nairobi, Buruburu is a neighborhood of cul-de-sacs that the city’s public servants and middle-income professionals call home. It’s the…
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.
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