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Colonialism Didn’t Just Steal Africa’s Art. It Took Africa’s Architecture, Too.

Historian Itohan I. Osayimwese's new book examines the legacy of cultural displacement and the looting of Africa’s built ...
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art Announces “Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art”

Exhibition Explores How LGBTQ+ Artists From Africa and Its Diaspora Are Part of a Larger, Joyful Story of African Art History ...
insider.si.edu

A personal journey : Central African art from the Lawrence Gussman collection

An article based on Clarke's essay, "Beyond Borders: A Collector's Vision," part of a catalogue for the exhibition entitled, "A personal journey." The exhibition, shown in 2002, brought together 75 ...
Artnet

Multi-Hyphenate Joseph Awuah-Darko on the Rise of Africa’s Art Market

At the age of 27, Ghanaian collector Joseph Awuah-Darko already has many strings to his bow. He is also a practicing artist, musician, writer, curator and entrepreneur, and his self-described ...
Artnet

How London Became a Launch Pad for Africa’s Booming Art Market

On a recent weekday morning, some two dozen smartly dressed art enthusiasts gathered at Tate Modern before its doors opened for a private tour of the expansive solo exhibition of South African visual ...
Forbes

‘More Than Meets The Eye’ Celebrates A Century Of African Art At Geneva’s Musée Rath

African and African diaspora art is having a long-overdue moment in the global spotlight. More than Meets the Eye, the ambitious exhibition currently on view at the Musée Rath in Geneva, offers a ...
The New York Times

Even Without Benin Bronzes, This New Museum Aims to Be a Powerhouse

The Museum of West African Art is poised to give Nigeria an institution of global significance, although its most hyped attractions won’t be there. Credit...Video by Stephen Tayo For The New York ...