ARCHITECTURE IS A PARTY
A event night in Ghana’s capital addressed issues of public spaces and architectural history from unconventional perspectives.
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
Gideon Appah paints between memory and fantasy, referencing a Ghana of the 1950s to 1980s, helping us – perhaps – to imagine a new vision.
Dak’art Biennale 2022
Isabelle N’diaye on the biennial that aims to create the conditions to forge realms out of fire and in action.
Venice Biennale
Mia Harrison on how the exhibition became a platform for womxn artists to articulate, build, and contextualize their individual and collective dreams.
Les Ateliers de la Pensée
The 4th Les ateliers de la Pensée brought together artists and intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora at the Dakar Museum of Black Civilizations
The Evidence of Things Not Seen
The US artist’s first solo and retrospective exhibition in Germany takes the name of a Baldwin essay and features a variety of media.
When Rain Clouds Gather
This exhibition at Norval Foundation shows a detailed history of pioneering Black South African female artists from 1940 to 2000.
ArtHARARE 2021
This edition of artHARARE, navigating through the city and diasporic experiences, allowed reflections on the possibilities of presenting art online.
Responding to the Global Pandemic
In a recent exhibition, the London-based photographic arts organization Autograph ABP addressed multi-perspective takes on Covid by British photograph
Best of 2021
From the restitution of the Benin Bronzes to the overdue celebration of female artists from Africa; these are some of our most read articles in 2021.
Let us Mourn in Peace
Enos Nyamor looks back at a year in the arts marked by collective mourning as a cosmic bond between Africa and the diaspora.
Thread for a Web Begun at MoAD
The Malawi-born, Johannesburg-based artist creates scenes of the domestic to celebrate the feminine and the unseen.
