With this Afrofuturistic video game, Johannesburg-based Nyamakop Studios delivers a culturally significant heist experience that centers on, and also goes beyond the fraught history of stolen African ancestral objects.
Kofi Iddrisu's ArchiveAfrica grew from a personal Instagram project to a 200,000-follower platform. Now he's raising funds to build a physical African museum in Accra to safeguard Africa’s cultural heritage.
The new collection is set to bring more eyes to iconic works by African artists like Seydou Keïta and Samuel Fosso, redefining the narrative of global photography.
Her leadership as a curator, mentor, and institution builder gave African artists spaces to be seen and heard. With her passing, we must build and lead with the same urgency.
From DR Congo's debut to Caribbean spotlights, the fair's diverse lineup showcases global Black artistic excellence across 30 galleries.
Art practitioners and curators believe these returns are especially important at a time when young Nigerians have few means of engaging with the country’s rich history.
Through art and storytelling, Adwoa Botchey and Solomon Adebiyi are reclaiming narratives from across the continent.
+234 Art Fair brings together about 260 emerging artists from across Nigeria, encouraging attendees to rethink what art patronage means.
With its strategic location, multi-lingual culture, and welcoming atmosphere, the red city is the perfect melting pot for contemporary African artists and those who appreciate their craft.
With the majority of African-based galleries being from Morocco, the fair showcases the entire bandwidth of contemporary Moroccan art.
Even as trucks and buses give way to more compact tricycles, the messages and motifs that are inscribed on different modes of transportation keep them an essential part of local storytelling.
Despite oppressive policies in countries like Nigeria and Uganda, queer Africans continue to assert their humanity.
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