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Sarasota Art Museum Spotlights Contemporary Black Artists in Celebrated Exhibitions
The Sarasota Art Museum’s ongoing 2025 exhibitions celebrate contemporary Black creativity with immersive works and a touring showcase featuring prints, quilts, sculptures,...
Relooted: A Digital Escape Toward Cultural Justice
Relooted, launching later in 2025, is a puzzle-platform video game where players infiltrate Western museums to recover colonial-era African artifacts. Using stealth...
The Global Resonance of African Diaspora Art
Explore how African diaspora artists—through exhibitions, institutions, and digital innovation—have reshaped global contemporary art. This article charts their influence, showcasing both historical...
The Weight of Clay: Kwame Akoto-Bamfo and the Art of Ancestral Justice
Ghanaian sculptor Kwame Akoto‑Bamfo uses his large installations and the Ancestor Project at Nkyinkyim Museum to confront the horrors of the transatlantic...
From Independence to Influence: The Evolution of Contemporary African Art
This article charts the development of contemporary African art from the post-independence era to today’s global market boom. It highlights key movements,...
Africa Basel: Basel’s New Satellite Fair Rides the Wave of Contemporary African Art
Launching from June 17–22, Africa Basel joins Basel’s cultural landscape with a 14th-century venue and 18 galleries, emphasising meaningful engagement, inclusion, and the...
Moscow Opens Its First Permanent Space for Contemporary African Art
Moscow’s State Museum of Oriental Art has unveiled its first-ever permanent space dedicated to contemporary African art. Housing over 1,100 artifacts, the...
Houston’s Fade to Black Arts Festival Debuts a Cultural Renaissance
From June 8 to 14, Houston supersized its arts celebration with the first-ever Fade to Black Arts Festival—an expansion of the longtime play festival—bringing together legendary...
American Black Film Festival Debuts “The South African Collective” Visual Art Showcase
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) has expanded its cultural programming by collaborating with the Art in Black Foundation to debut The...