Training the Ancestors: How African Artists are Reclaiming AI and Sovereign Datasets

Training the Ancestors: How African Artists are Reclaiming AI and Sovereign Datasets

This article explores how African digital artists are moving past the copyright debate to tackle algorithmic bias head-on. By building closed-source, localized...
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Visual Languages: How Contemporary Abstraction is Reclaiming African Identity

Visual Languages: How Contemporary Abstraction is Reclaiming African Identity

"Visual Languages" explores the pivotal shift in the global art market from "Black Portraiture" to abstract art. The article argues that contemporary...
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Sovereignty on Tracks: David Tlale’s "I Am Africa, Not African" Redefines Spatial Luxury

Sovereignty on Tracks: David Tlale’s "I Am Africa, Not African" Redefines Spatial Luxury

South African fashion icon David Tlale made history by staging his immersive Autumn/Winter 2026/27 collection, “I Am Africa, Not African,” inside Johannesburg's...
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Who Really Wins When African Art Sells for Millions?

Who Really Wins When African Art Sells for Millions?

African art is reaching unprecedented prices at global auctions, but behind the headlines lies a more complex reality. This article examines who...
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Bridging Cultures Through Paint: Amadeo Carvalho at King’s College

Bridging Cultures Through Paint: Amadeo Carvalho at King’s College

Cape Verdean artist Amadeo Carvalho has been invited to lead a painting workshop at King’s College London, highlighting the global resonance of...
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Visions of Resistance: African Women Artists as Agents of Identity and Change

Visions of Resistance: African Women Artists as Agents of Identity and Change

Across Africa and the diaspora, women artists are redefining contemporary art with purpose and power. Using muralism, performance, digital media, and sculpture,...
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Abidjan’s New Wave: Young Artists Shaping Ivory Coast’s Creative Future

Abidjan’s New Wave: Young Artists Shaping Ivory Coast’s Creative Future

Abidjan is experiencing a vibrant artistic renaissance, fuelled by new galleries, residencies and state funding. A “new wave” of artists — from...
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Getty Foundation Invests $2.6M in Unearthing Black Art History

Getty Foundation Invests $2.6M in Unearthing Black Art History

The Getty Foundation has awarded $2.6 million to expand its Black Visual Arts Archives initiative, empowering 12 U.S. institutions—libraries, museums, and universities—to catalogue, digitise, and...
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“Dear Black People… A Love Letter”: Diasporic Time-travel in Atlanta

“Dear Black People… A Love Letter”: Diasporic Time-travel in Atlanta

Now open at ZuCot Gallery, Dear Black People… A Love Letter is a bold and poetic journey through the Black American experience....
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