Eric Gyamfi transforms the gallery into a monochromatic cosmos, examining how photography can shift meanings and histories – ‘fixing shadows’ of legacy, absence, and revival. Six thousand cyanotype prints densely cover the gallery walls in the first UK solo exhibition of the artist’s work. In each one, Gyamfi blends his own image with a […]
K’Shana Hall continues to call to the forefront a need for care and restoration for Black women in a world that demands the continued extension of their physical and emotional labor. This body of work presents counter-narratives rooted in ease, gentleness, and boundaries, affirming self-determination and autonomy over how Black women care for themselves and […]
Retro Africa presents From Mali with Love, a group exhibition featuring three Malian contemporary art masters. Curated by Dolly Kola-Balogun, the opening show features paintings and installations by Abdoulaye Konaté, Amadou Sanogo and Ouologuem Abdou.
Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art presents the first major solo exhibition by British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong. Working in film, sculpture, installation, sound, collage, music and performance, Achiampong draws on his shared and personal heritage to explore class, gender, the intersection between popular culture and the residues of colonisation. His work examines digital identities and constructions […]
Akinbode-Akinbiyi,-Bar-Beach,-Victoria-Island-Lagos,-1999 The Museum of Modern Art announces New Photography 2023: Kelani Abass, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Yagazie Emezi, Amanda Iheme, Abraham Oghobase, Karl Ohiri, Logo Oluwamuyiwa. On view from May 28 through September 16, 2023, the exhibition explores the photographic work of seven artists, all at various stages in their careers, who are united by their critical use […]
'Eastern Voices: Contemporary Artists from East Africa' is a group show featuring eighteen artists from Ethiopia, Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Eritrea, and Sudan. This survey exhibition aims to foster dialogues and highlight synergies between artists and galleries working in East Africa today. Exhibiting artists include Yasmeen Abdullah, Ermias Ekube, Adiskidan Ambaye, Amel Bashier, Nigatu Tsehay, Engdaye […]
Featuring a new, panoramic collage made from hand-stitched silk, the exhibition challenges the historical stereotypes used to objectify and exploit Black women. Zangewa’s autobiographical yet universal work contrasts melancholy with hope, strength with disdain, and independence with prejudice. As well as a new commission made especially for the exhibition, also featured is a selection of […]
John Hansard Gallery presents Show Me The World Mister, an exhibition by Ayo Akingbade featuring two new film commissions: The Fist and Faluyi. Both films were shot in Nigeria and explore Akingbade’s interest in history, placemaking, legacy, and power. The Fist studies the first Guinness brewery built outside of the UK and Ireland, located […]
Emmanuel Awuni has titled his solo show with Copperfield after Maya Angelou’s autobiography, ‘I know why the caged bird sings.’ Like Angelou, Awuni is a poet. His first notes on the exhibition are in the form of lyrics or poetry. Angelou was known for her resistance and her realisation of self through expression. Inspired […]
Installation view of Avuleka AmaZulu by Sethembile Msezane—image courtesy of JCAF Otherscapes proposes surveying the scene of contemporary South Africa through the artistic practices of four contemporary South African artists whose installations can be viewed as ‘scapes’. These address a local context by interrogating the tension between utopia and failure. Four contemporary South African artists: Siemon […]
Maureen Paley is pleased to present Chioma Ebinama’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and her first at Morena di Luna, Hove. Nigerian-American artist Chioma Ebinama draws from an array of visual and cultural references, employing myth and cosmology as a guide for examining her inner life. Her practice centres around watercolours on paper, a […]
‘Nzulu Yemfihlakalo’ is a fresh collection of oil paintings by South African artist Cinga Samson, which is proudly on display at White Cube Mason’s Yard. Dreamlike large-scale tableaux and portraits draw from his environment and metaphysical concerns, prompting the viewer to confront the epistemological boundaries of our collective understanding. The title of the show, Nzulu yemfihlakalo, […]
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