By weaving discarded metal and plastic into breathtaking large-scale sculptures, Anatsui creates a powerful link between traditional African art forms and modern concerns about waste and environmental ...

Artists from the US and across Africa interpret Dakar exhibition's theme, tied to slavery's past and future repercussions, in ...

The wake of slavery impacted all Americans, said Diana Baird N’Diaye, the show's curator. She is based between the U.S. and ...

“Accra has become one of the cities in Ghana that has moved internationally towards the contemporary arts whilst keeping its ...

ART X Lagos, West Africa’s leading international art fair, returns for its highly anticipated ninth edition from October 31st ...

The centerpiece of the 2024 edition—the biggest yet for the November art fair—was the non-commercial programming.

“Dahomey,” a formally inventive documentary, traces the journey across continents of 26 artworks looted from the West African ...

There is a common thread of misinformation that has been woven into the origin stories of descendants from the Diaspora. Whether dispersed around the world as a result of the intercontinental slave ...

STORY: :: Africa's international art fair ARTX Lagos explores 'Promised Lands' :: November 2, 2024 :: Lagos, Nigeria :: ...

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 15th edition of the Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art (Dak'Art), in Dakar, capital of Senegal, on Nov. 7, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) ...

ART X Lagos, West Africa’s leading international art fair, proudly presented the Access ART X Prize Alumni Impact Award at its VIP Preview. This special ...

ART X Lagos was established to spotlight contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Founded by Tokini Peterside-Schwebig ...