As the market for their artists booms, African galleries take control by expanding to the West
AnalysisArt market
As the market for their artists booms, African galleries take control by expanding to the West
With outposts springing up from London to Los Angeles, dealers are putting their artists on the global map
In Nigeria, art is spreading the word about police brutality
NewsArt fairs
In Nigeria, art is spreading the word about police brutality
Opening online today, Art X Lagos fair to show more than 100 works about #EndSARS protests
'Restitution is important but it is not essential': the African museums building a homegrown cultural revival
AnalysisAfrica
'Restitution is important but it is not essential': the African museums building a homegrown cultural revival
Though African institutions want looted artefacts to return home, they are more preoccupied with promoting living artists and treasures
Africa’s art market grows even amid adversity
AnalysisArt market
Africa’s art market grows even amid adversity
In a year marked by closures, cancellations and postponements, African art fairs are going ahead with new models and the continent’s galleries are growing
'You have the right to culture with a capital C': Africa's growing collecting class shifts focus to home
AnalysisArt market
'You have the right to culture with a capital C': Africa's growing collecting class shifts focus to home
From Marrakech to Cape Town, the continent's growing fairs and auctions scene is catering to a burgeoning domestic buying base
CommentAfrican art market
Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu’s greatest work is much loved by the art market—but it should mean more to art history too
Editions of the Anyanwu sculpture always attract attention at auction, but the legacy of the work and its maker are largely ignored both in his home country and the international art scene
Ayodeji Rotinwa