Woven Stories: 9 African Artists Shaping Contemporary Narratives Through Textiles
Textiles are more than material. They hold stories, histories and languages shaped through time. I think of them
Karibu Nairobi: Stamped and Approved
Sinatra Chumo on reclaiming the postage stamp as a site of cultural critique
Why Bonhams Is the Last Global Auction House With a Dedicated African Art Sale
On March 19, Bonhams holds its Modern & Contemporary African Art auction at New Bond Street. The lots tell a
Best of Art 2025
For decades, African art occupied a provisional space in global institutions—collected but rarely centered, exhibited but seldom historicized on its own
Nuits Balnéaires Awarded Second Latitudes Grant from Fondation d’entreprise Hermès
Ivorian artist Nuits Balnéaires has been named the 2025 laureate of Latitudes, an international photography programme from
A Decade of Art X Lagos
Since its inception, Art X Lagos has done more than host an art fair—it has built a thriving ecosystem for Nigerian and West
Ancestry on Skin: The 28-Year-Old Behind the World’s Next Art Movement
The paint beneath Oscar Korbla Mawuli Awuku’s fingernails is permanent. On a humid October morning in his Osu studio
Nthabiseng Kekana’s Sankofa: How a Sangoma’s Practice Shapes Contemporary African Art
Nthabiseng Kekana’s Sankofa: How a Sangoma’s Practice Shapes Contemporary African Art Nthabisneg Kekana At 26, Nthabiseng Kekana is building a practice that refuses the boundaries between art and spiritual work, between contemporary expression and ancestral knowledge. Fresh from her debut solo show Sankofa: A Call to Remembrance at FNB Art Joburg this September—where Lagos-based Wunika […]
Anthony Azekwoh is The Nigerian Artist Building His Own Cinematic Universe
When Anthony Azekwoh began drawing, he could hardly imagine how far that impulse would carry him. His trajectory—from writer to digital painter to sculptor and curator—speaks to a restless creativity and a conviction that has positioned him as one of the continent’s most successful digital artists. Born in Lagos, Anthony describes his childhood as formative. […]
Not Every Lot Sells: What Bonhams’ African Art Auction Really Reveals
When Bonhams launched the auction for Modern & Contemporary African Art in London, it added yet another chapter to the evolving story of how African and diaspora art is being valued and revalued on the global stage. Now scheduled for 8 October 2025, it will arrive with all the usual signals of a market-watching moment: […]