Showcasing African Royalty, ... 2025, I am hopeful that this will only be the beginning for more meaningful conversation around contemporary African art on a larger global scale.

Sales of ultra-contemporary works by African-born artists jumped from $16.2m in 2020 to $40.6m in 2021. It’s estimated that the African art market could reach around $1.5 billion this year, driven by ...

Renowned auction houses like Sotheby’s are propping up the modern and contemporary African art movement, bringing together artists, investors, and collectors from around the world.

Renowned auction houses like Sotheby’s are propping up the modern and contemporary African art movement, bringing together artists, investors, and collectors from around the world.

The contemporary art coming from Africa today is as varied and exhilarating as from any other place in the world, says Chibundu Onuzo. Here a creation by Mozambican Goncalo Mabunda, famous for his ...

There are some unwelcome signs in the market for contemporary and Modern African art. In 2023 auction sales in this category fell a little—by 8% to $79.8m, according to the analysts ArtTactic ...

“Kuumba Connections: Quilts by Contemporary African American Artists” continues through April 2 at the Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 W. Fifth Ave. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays ...

Nearly three months before opening day, the double front doors of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa, the first major museum devoted to new art from the continent, are sealed like a vault ...

A centre dedicated to contemporary African culture is set to open its doors in Paris in September. The Maison des Mondes Africains – or MansA – was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in ...