African dealers and auction houses are balancing international expansion with the need to build infrastructure at home.

As part of the museum’s longstanding commitment to and collaboration with institutions of higher learning on the continent, more than 100 copies of the Heroes catalog will be donated to universities ...

The new era of the Pan-African art movement continues a legacy of promoting shared African identity and creativity. In the spirit of Kwanzaa, artists and creators worldwide document and define ...

Spirit and flesh fuse through art in Africa. That means a group of guys sitting around in a dirt circle might well have the ceremonial weight of the pope at High Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. You know ...

"I wanted to create a moment for Lagos on the global art calendar," says Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, the founder of Art X, sitting in a chic private booth within the fair. "A moment that brought the ...

“African art.” American audiences for generations have been conditioned to connect that phrase with items like wood carvings, masks, and shields. The “African art” galleries at most museums are full ...

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is returning for its 10th year in New York, an event one collector described as “a kind of movable feast.” By Ginanne Brownell In her previous works, the ...