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
‘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
‘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,
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
The artwork ‘Portrait of an elegant lady’ is all about perspective. It is a portrait of a dark-skinned woman caught in pleasure. Only the artist truly knows her history. Like everyone living in the public eye, we are allowed our speculations.
In her portrayal of the female body, Mobolaji Ogunrosoye has perfected her manipulation of photography and collage. Through her process of distorting the photographs of her subjects, the Nigerian conceptual artist investigates her ideas of perception.
No Twilight Too Mighty presents a selection of over 70 paintings and charcoal drawings from Lynette Yiadom-Boakye 2020 to 2023 on display for the first time at the Guggenheim Museum. The exhibition thus provides a rich opportunity to observe the continuum in the artist’s practice of creating evocative paintings that relate
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. Iyanuoluwa AdenleIyanuoluwa Adenle is a Nigerian art writer, essayist, and poet based in Lagos. She
With a focus on African art, democratising the art world means levelling the barriers that have made it difficult for African artists to make a career while working on their craft, and acknowledging the need for an equitable and diverse art market.
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
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