For Abidjan-based artist Saint-Étienne Yéanzi, the continent’s social and political reality has sparked a creative evolution for contemporary African artists, he says, giving them confidence to work ...

Here are some of the city’s buzziest spots for contemporary art from the continent and beyond, including one-off projects to see during 1-54. To help create a dialogue between African artists and ...

Contemporary photography in Africa appears to be thriving, bolstered by the emergence of new arts initiatives, prizes and platforms showcasing the continent’s best image-makers. Recent years have also ...

A version of this story originally appeared in the fall 2019 artnet Intelligence Report. Ask a question about the African art market, and many experts will be quick to tell you that there is no such ...

Inside the vibrant corridors of Victoria Yards in Johannesburg stands a studio filled with colour, texture and the heartbeat ...

On last night’s episode of The Daily Show, host Trevor Noah, who is South African, took on the unlikely topic of art restitution, weighing in on Europe’s ongoing debate about “what to do with all the ...

I’m at Art X Lagos, West Africa’s leading international art fair that takes place every November at Victoria Island’s Federal ...

Drawn from the CBH Bank Collection, More than Meets the Eye charts the evolution of African and African diaspora art from early modernist pioneers to today’s global voices, in a landmark exhibition ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alexandra Bregman writes mainly about the art market. Cole Harrell has been dealing Sub-Saharan African art for more than a decade ...

Alioune Diouf, Fabrice Monteiro, and Omar Ba utilize age-old motifs from African culture and spirituality to create contemporary artworks that tell the story of the African identity. All three artists ...

With galleries in Ivory Coast and Senegal, Cécile Fakhoury has built a platform for regional artists and collectors. Her next stops: Paris and FIAC. By Ginanne Brownell Around the same time in 2017 ...

In a tour of the African Fashion exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, designer Reni Folawiyo posed a question: “What does it look like creatively, economically, and politically for us to decide to stand ...