Playing Catch Up Collecting African Art
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn playing Catch up collecting African Art, Sam Gaskin explains the spate of new residencies aiming to redress the underrepresentation of African artists in the West. A decade ago, the…
Africa’s art market takes off!
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfrica’s art market takes off! as investors pile in – Driven by a growing market of indigenous investors, African art is commanding increasingly high prices at the world’s auction houses.…
Why is modern art so expensive?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this Video Charlie Floyd explores the reasons as to Why is modern art so expensive? exploring the start of the modern art era with the birth of photography. From…
Best contemporary Art Fairs 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Best contemporary Art Fairs 2020, Allyssia Alleyne discovers From South Africa to Morocco, fairs including new and established creatives are drawing art lovers and buyers alike. African art has…
Nigerian contemporary art booms and prices soar
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Nigerian contemporary art booms and prices soar, AFP explores the recent boost in Sales of Art from Nigeria championed by Ben Enwonwu. First there was Tutu, the “African Mona…
Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary African Art Auction 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSotheby’s Modern and Contemporary African Art Auction 2019On October 15, Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary African Art Auction 2019 raised a grand total of £ 3.2 million (£ 4 million including…
Why African women artists are bucking the market trend
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…
Sotheby’s Shines Light on Modern and Contemporary African Art
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,…
Mulling Over Art: Artnet “Intelligence Report” magnifies African Art Market
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…
The meteoric rise of African 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…
Africa’s art scene may be booming, but it’s still a blip on the global market
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.
Hustle is as important as technique to cash in on Africa’s Art Boom!
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…
African Modern Art Investment – Great Returns
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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