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A new exhibition, ‘Modern Congo’, presented at Galerie MAGNIN-A, focuses on the two distinct periods of the modern artists (1927-1932) and the so-called “Hangar artists” (1946-1954), forerunners of contemporary painting in Central Africa. Pilipili Mulongoy, …
Framer Framed presents the exhibition ‘Performing Colonial Toxicity‘ by researcher and architectural historian Samia Henni, in collaboration with If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution. Photographs by Bruno Barrillot, the co-founder of the Observatoire …
Performing Colonial Toxicity: Samia Henni at Framer Framed, Amsterdam, Netherlands Read Article
Kunsthal KAdE will exhibits Carla and Pieter Schulting’s collection of African art. Esiri Erheriene-Essi, Luster’s Pink Original, 2019. Oil, ink and xerox transfer on linen, 135 x 175 cm. Courtesy of the artist & Kunsthal …
Delfina Foundation is proud to present the first UK solo exhibition by its former resident Farah Al Qasimi, made possible through the generous support of Abu Dhabi Festival. Farah Al Qasimi, Pink Soda (Abort, Retry, …
Abort, Retry, Fail: Farah Al Qasimi at Delfina Foundation, United Kingdom Read Article
As a continuation of the Abdias Nascimento and the Black Art Museum Program, the exhibitions present different possibilities of the Black presence in the field of art. One of the exhibitions focuses on Rubem Valentim, …
In a homecoming to The Bronx Museum, this exhibition is the first museum retrospective of Michael Richards’s art, which investigates racial inequity and the tension between assimilation and exclusion. Michael Richards, Tar Baby vs. St. …
Are You Down?: Michael Richards at The Bronx Museum, United States Read Article
Featuring more than 70 artworks by 50 artists, the exhibition explores cross-cultural artistic networks and exchanges between Africa and the US during the postwar period. Peter Clarke (1929–2014, South Africa), That Evening Sun Goes Down, …
The Phillips Collection presents African Modernism in America, 1947-67 Read Article
For its first participation, Senegal has selected the artist Alioune Diagne to represent his country at the 60th International Art Exhibition – Biennale di Venezia from 20 April to 24 November 2024. Portrait of Alioune …
Hassan Hajjaj, Meriem Bennani, Yto Barrada and more join ‘Artists For Morocco’ collective Mous Lamrabat, Moroccan Lions, 2021. Courtesy of the artist. On the evening of Friday September 8th, Morocco was hit by a catastrophic …
Artists for Morocco: 26 Moroccan Artists Join Forces for Earthquake Relief Read Article
We are delighted to share with you the incredible journey of the AFRICA 1:1 LAB Artists’ Residency Program, a collaboration between the AKKA Project, Africa First, and Ca’ Pesaro. This unique initiative, which immersed five …
