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Organised by curator María Elena Ortiz, ‘Surrealism and Us’ is inspired by the history of Surrealism in the Caribbean with connections to notions of the Afro-surreal in the United States. Representing a global perspective, this exhibition is the first […]
Lubaina Himid (b. 1954, Zanzibar; lives and works in Preston, UK) is the recipient of the 2024 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize, which is envisioned as a transformative award for the artist and the
Make Do and Mend: Lubaina Himid at The Contemporary Austin, Texas, United States Read Article
This major solo exhibition of work by Wangechi Mutu brings together nearly one hundred sculptures, paintings, collages, drawings, and films to present the breadth of the Kenyan–American artist’s multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1990s to today.
Intertwined: Wangechi Mutu at New Orleans Museum of Art Read Article
Site-specific installation created for museum’s expansive, admission-free Roberts Family Gallery Kara Walker. Photographer: Ari Marcopoulos. Courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) today announced that it has commissioned artist
SFMOMA announces major commission by artist Kara Walker Read Article
Exhibition features over 100 major artworks by important Black American, African, and African diasporic artists including Gordon Parks, Kehinde Wiley, Hassan Hajjaj, Barkley L. Hendricks, Lorna Simpson, and Amy Sherald. A promised gift of significant
Artist, author, educator, and organiser Faith Ringgold is one of the most influential cultural figures of her generation, with a career linking the multidisciplinary practices of the Harlem Renaissance to the political art of young
‘Africa & Byzantium’ will feature nearly 200 artworks, including many that have never before been exhibited in the United States Mosaic Panel of Preparations for a Feast, Tunisia, Carthage, late 2nd century CE. Marble, limestone, molten
Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) seeks a Chair of the Arts of Global Africa, whose role is to enhance, interpret and publish Mia’s collection of African art and to promote understanding and appreciation of African
Minneapolis Institute of Art is seeking a new Chair of the Arts of Global Africa Read Article
This Collection-Based Exhibition Highlights Samuel’s Collaborations with Artists Including Mona Hatoum, Rebecca Horn, Jannis Kounellis, Wangechi Mutu, Barry McGee, and Christopher Wool Charline von Heyl. Untitled from Black Sun: The Brief Transit and Violent Eclipse of Harry
‘Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility’ is a major exhibition that brings together a multigenerational group of artists who engage the “semi-visible” figure – representations that are partially obscured, including, in some
