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  • Prince Gyasi, The 12 Powers. 56 x 75cm, Ed of 10+4 artists proofs. Courtesy of Nil Gallery.
    1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, is delighted to announce its first-ever fair in Paris set to take place over four days from the 20th to 23rd of January 2021, with a press preview on Wednesday the 20th of January 2021. 1-54 Paris at Christie’s will...
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    1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Collaborates with Christie's in Paris
  • Courtesy of Owanto. Owanto’s heart remains in the country of her birth, Gabon, but her work tells you the continent and indeed the world is her home. Her use of art to address Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on the continent has seen her receive recognition from art institutions across the world but more importantly from those who have been victims...
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    Owanto receives 2020 Mbokodo Award
  • Celebrating the visual arts, art publishing and the broader creative community, Norval Foundation is proud to present Cape Town Art Book Fair on 19 and 20 December 2020. Art book fairs have taken off around the world, but this is South Africa’s first book fair dedicated to art books and the country’s art publishing community. Programming includes a conversation between artist...
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    Norval Foundation launches Cape Town’s first Art Book Fair
  • https://youtu.be/fpu-8kN-Ni8Ibrahim Mahama is a visual artist who is actively involved in improving social conditions. His powerful artworks use provocative materials and sites to examine and expose histories, uphold the role of labour, challenge authorities and criticise mismanagement of resources. Directly addressing lack of opportunities and facilities in his home region, he has set up an open­ access cultural centre...
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    Ibrahim Mahama receives 2020 Principal Prince Claus Laureate
  • Gerald Chukwuma, Untitled, 2020. Mixed media on wood.
    The Melrose Gallery, in association with Sandton City, is pleased to present ‘INTROSPECTION – Art of Contemporary Africa’, a thought-provoking group exhibition featuring established and emerging artists from the continent of Africa. Gerald Chukwuma, Untitled, 2020. Mixed media on wood. Definition: Introspection is the examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings. In psychology, the process of introspection relies on the...
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    Monumental Pan African Exhibition at Sandton City
  • Dalila Dalléas Bouzar, SORCIÈRES #9, 2019. Technique mixte sur toile Mixed media on canvas, 114 x 146cm. Courtesy of Gallery Cecile Fakhoury.
    Dalila Dalléas Bouzar, SORCIÈRES #9, 2019. Technique mixte sur toile Mixed media on canvas, 114 x 146cm. Courtesy of Gallery Cecile Fakhoury. Don’t miss the last days of Abu Dhabi Art which takes place this year in virtual form via abudhabiart.aeAs part of this year’s fair, renowned curator, professor, art critic and author Simon Njami brings together seven galleries presenting...
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    Abu Dhabi Art presents 'The Day After', curated by Simon Njami
  • "With the endlessly drawn-out discussion on the Restitution of African art, it is clear that the much-needed changes will not come through court proceedings or presidential mandates but by conscious, domestic action aimed to be more inclusive and accessible to all members of society for participation, especially the younger generation. If we hope to travel far in this fight,...
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    'RE-MEDIATION' exhibition at AFRICAN ARTISTS’ FOUNDATION, Lagos
  • DuduBloom More, Aligning Unsettled Calm I, 2020, Hand sewn cotton thread on paper, Courtesy of Berman Contemporary  
    Suzette Bell-Roberts highlights ten artists to look out for at 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, London. These artists are represented by galleries participating in the fair which opens to the public on Friday and runs until Sunday at Somerset House in London.   UBUNTU Gallery - Egypt Doaa Fakher, Untitled, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 103 x 108cm. Courtesy UBUNTU art gallery Doaa Fakher...
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    Ten artists to look out for at 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2020, London
  • Redefining the word “South” for a new generation, the virtual exhibit showcases 90 notebooks transformed into powerful artworks by young creatives from three continents.More than 90 young artists from Gabon, Mozambique, the UK, USA, and refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants living in Italy have liberated the word “south” from ideology and invested it with personal meaning as part of...
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    Moleskine Foundation presents “Where is South?”
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  • Bob-Nosa Uwagboe, Boy in Detention, 2020. Acrylic and spray paint on textured canvas, 150 x 107cm. Courtesy of OOA Gallery.
    Suzette Bell-Roberts, co-founder and publisher of ART AFRICA presents her top picks for the online edition of ART X Lagos. ART X Lagos is West Africa’s premier international art fair, designed to showcase the best and most innovative contemporary and modern art from the African continent and its Diaspora. Bob-Nosa Uwagboe, Boy in Detention, 2020. Acrylic and spray paint on textured canvas,...
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    ART AFRICA presents their top 7 picks from ART X Lagos 2020
  • T. J. Lemon, From the series Oswenka, the Jeppe hostel swankers [The Jeppe hostel swankers strike a pose before a show in the hostel basement], 2000
    Aspire Art Auctions collaborated with the Photography Legacy Project (PLP) to present the first-ever dedicated auction of African photography. Bob Gosani, Mandela Boxing, 1957. Featuring an impressive collection of 126 works by 56 photographers from across the continent (including Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe), the auction opened for online bidding on 21 October and concluded on...
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    First ever African Photography Auction delivers a good punch with new records
  • Irma Stern, Swazi Girl. Oil on canvas laid down on board, 51,5 x 39cm. Estimate: R 3 000 000 - 4 000 000
    NORTH/SOUTH Live and Virtual Auction will be taking place  8-11 November 2020 Irma Stern, Swazi Girl. Oil on canvas laid down on board, 51,5 x 39cm. Estimate: R 3 000 000 - 4 000 000. From the Tasso Foundation Collection of Important South African Art assembled by the Late Giulio Bertrand of Morgenster Estate. Luxury and collectability is a hallmark of...
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    Irma Stern marine landscape leads Strauss & Co’s offering of rare and high-value lots
  • G. R. Naidoo © Baha, Mkhumbane, 1960
    The ASPIRE X PLP African Photography Auction is currently open for online bidding online until 5 November. In support of the Photography Legacy Project (PLP), Aspire Art Auctions presents a special auction of photographic works by some of the most notable South African photographers and their pan-African counterparts.In this first-ever African photography auction on the continent, a dynamic collection of ...
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    The Photography Legacy Project in partnership with ASPIRE ART AUCTIONS
  • Cameron Platter, On Set: Beware the Curves, Scene 7: La Rêve, 2005 | Estimate: R 80 000 – 120 000
    Globally, sturdy results at art auctions over the past two quarters indicate a healthy market that is holding steady in challenging times. These results reveal that art trading has continued successfully, which bodes well for the future of the art market. This spring, Aspire returns to Johannesburg with a much-anticipated auction of Modern and Contemporary art taking place on...
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    Treasures & Trailblazers: Aspire Art Auctions sets the stage for exciting sale of Modern and Contemporary Art in Johannesburg
  • Siwa Mgoboza, Bitch, You Betta Werk, 2017.
    Spotlighting Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa as excitement builds for dedicated auction in Paris. Aspire Art Auctions presents a co-curated auction of Modern and Contemporary African Art in collaboration with French auction house Piasa, to take place in Paris on Wednesday, 24 June.The debut of an African based auction house presenting a dedicated sale in Europe marks an industry...
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    Aspire Art Auctions Co-Curates Auction in Paris
  • Abstractly Ours: Amel Bennys & Osi Audu While African figuration continues to dominate the headlines of contemporary art on the continent, much remains to be said about the depth of tradition and history of abstraction on the continent. Philosophically nuanced and culturally complex abstraction gives each one of us the agency to interpret and reflect personally and intimately on and...
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    Masters we need to master
  • The 77-year-old artist spoke to ART AFRICA in an all-encompassing conversation that touched on his origins as an artist, his favourite materials and the state of contemporary art in South Africa today Pitika Ntuli with one of his monumental sculptures, Madiba and the Rainbow Children, 2016. Carved out of wood. Photographer: Refilwe Modise “I started as a traditional healer, and that...
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    Pitika Ntuli
  • Aspire X Piasa excels with unprecedented offering while accessing new global markets The landmark Aspire X Piasa Auction: Modern & Contemporary African Art, took place on Friday, 14 February at OroAfrica House in Cape Town. With a curated collection of 198 artworks, the large-scale Africa-focused auction offered collectors a diversity of works (painting, photography sculpture and mixed-media) by artists from...
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    Top Results for Modern and Contemporary African Art
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