Wangechi Mutu, Simone Leigh, Blitz, Brendan Fernandes, Among 75 Artists Selected for Whitney Biennial 2019
Wangechi Mutu, "You Are My Sunshine", Collage Painting on Paper, 2015 | via www.wellesley.edu The…
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Ghana Announces First Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Artists Include John Akomfrah and Ibrahim Mahama
John Akomfrah: Tropikos. (Image from Arnolfini.org.uk) This May, Venice pavilions will increase count as Ghana…
Retro-Africa, Co-founded by Dolly Kola-Balogun, Launches Art Hub in Abuja
Installation view, Retro-Africa, Abuja. Retro-Africa, an art hub for contemporary art in Africa, recently opened…
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung Appointed Artistic Director of Sonsbeek 2020
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung. Via zitty.de. Copyright Michael Setzpfandt Based on a unanimous recommendation of…
Joseph Olabode Obanubi Emerges Winner, British Council Nigeria ‘Big Pitch’ Competition
'Waterside Stories I' by Joseph OlabodeObanubi. Courtesy of the artist Joseph Olabode Obanubi was recently announced…
Kimathi Donkor Receives 2019 De’Longhi Art Projects Artist Award in London
Kimathi Donkor, Under the Fire; Fall Uprising Series, 2005. Via artsy.net Kimathi Donkor, represented by…
Setting the Basis for a New Crop of Art Writers and Critics
"Without being patronizing, I believe this was an amazing program," stated a participant in the…
ART X Talks 2018 Program Highlights
Every year, ART X Lagos features several panel discussions on a range of themes critical to…
Inaugural Art Summit with Key Actors in the Contemporary African Art Scene to Launch in Lagos
On October 30th and 31st 2018, the premiere edition of the Art Summit Nigeria themed…
“…Same Experience, Different Local” – 10 Nigerian Artists at The Koppel Project Hive, London
Opening in London this October is a group exhibition of works by 10 Nigerian artists…