For Pablo Picasso and other 20th-century European masters, African art was a revelation—innovative, sophisticated and to their eyes strikingly modern. They insisted that the continent’s creative ...

Hailing from Dakar, Senegal, contemporary artist Soly Cissé maintains a practice unrestricted by disciplinary boundaries. Working across painting, sculpture, drawing, and assemblage, the context and ...

For Abidjan-based artist Saint-Étienne Yéanzi, the continent’s social and political reality has sparked a creative evolution for contemporary African artists, he says, giving them confidence to work ...

I don’t know yet that there is such a thing as African LGBTQ art history,” says curator and author Serubiri Moses. Moses is a ...

The largest show of African art in more than 25 years in Fort Worth opens at the Kimbell Art Museum. The Language of Beauty in African Art is a major new exhibition at the Kimbell Art Museum — with ...

THE sculpture which has been produced by the natives of Western and Central Africa has existed for ages, but its proper appreciation by us can be dated from the turn of this century. Although the’ ...

Manny Beckles has a passion for collecting sculptures, but not just any sculptures – his expertise and interest lies in Shona sculptures and the rich history and contemporary cultural influence that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alexandra Bregman writes mainly about the art market. Cole Harrell has been dealing Sub-Saharan African art for more than a decade ...

African contemporary art is commanding higher prices than ever—but local art professionals say there isn't an equivalent investment in programs to support or promote it. Pavilion of Kenya "Exercises ...

A carved figure of woman in ‘Warriors and Mothers: Epic Mbembe Art’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) When a dozen weather-worn wood sculptures from ...

Volunteers with the Dreamers Garden at the Grove Street Neighborhood Community Garden on Dec. 20 unveiled a new sculpture that honors West African culture. The unveiling at 920 NW Fourth St. featured ...

The key takeaway is that the paintings do not simply show people moving; they encode recognizable ritual elements - like clapping women, dancers in circles, and altered postures associated with trance ...