African masquerade ensembles are recognizably carnivalesque, yet not aligned with Carnival as we know it. The exquisite, ...

arts entertainment Visual Arts. African art reconsidered in major Kimbell show More than 200 works are given cultural and religious contexts, as well as aesthetic appreciation.

The Language of African Art ... The exhibition features some 220 objects—masks, sculptures, architectural elements, jewelry and more—from over 65 different peoples in West, ...

The Language of Beauty in African Art is a major new exhibition at the Kimbell Art Museum — with some 200 artworks, including masks, jewelry and ceremonial figures.. The show began at the Art ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art is the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the collection, conservation, study and exhibition of Africa’s arts across time and media. The ...

The New Orleans Museum of Art has sparked outrage over its decision to hire a white woman as its new curator of African art -- citing her “breadth of experience” in the field -- rather than a ...

African Art Jim Dryden has a report on the Missouri Botanical Garden, which is featuring an exhibit of massive stone sculptures from Zimbabwe. The sculptures present a vision of contemporary ...