For decades, African art occupied the international margins. But several fairs and exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale ...

African art reshaped European modern art and aestheticsEurope’s crisis led artists to seek deeper meaning in African formsCubism and beyond drew on A ...

The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, designed to elevate the work of contemporary African artists, has found its latest artist to thrust into the spotlight. Inspired by Moroccan architecture and ...

Restitution is not about objects alone. It’s about restoring systems, rebuilding opportunities, and giving West African art the infrastructure it deserves. MOWAA exists to empower our contemporary ...

Curved lines and block colors in shades of orange, yellow and blue create the image of an artist, framed by a border of abstract shapes. Look a little closer and you can see the artist’s beret with ...

A new theory credits medieval Catalan art as Picasso’s inspiration for the iconic "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," but art historians are pushing back. Two people view Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles ...

What kind of art is left behind by totalitarian regimes? A new free-to-read book called Congo Style: From Belgian Art Nouveau to African Independence explores the visual culture, architecture and ...

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 ...

Weaving through corridors of white walls adorned with striking, spotlit artworks, one piece stops me in my tracks. At first, I see a collision of earthy colors—browns and reds of clay spilling into ...