The work by the Ethiopian-American artist was sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong for $9.32m with fees

Amoako Boafo and other African art stars were flying the flag for the next generation of talent at Accra Cultural Week

An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from William Hogarth to the "total artwork" of opera

Thirteen artists have been commissioned by the musician to make works corresponding to singles on his new record

Plus, the Liverpool Biennial, and Basquiat in Basel with Jeffrey Deitch

Twenty-six stands span the four floors at the fair’s new Harlem space

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opens largest ever US edition and adds concurrent exhibition of artists with Caribbean roots

An unquenchable thirst for a certain set of young artists—with the eye-popping price-tags to match—is creating a pressure they are inevitably unable to meet

Revue Noire published the work of thousands of artists of African origin during its ten-year lifespan

Plus, contemporary art in Lagos and Chagall's falling angel

This year's edition includes galleries with spaces in Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa

Their debut in the Statements section reflects the strong growth in the contemporary African art sector

Ambitious new gallery Hakanto Contemporary sets out to boost art scene of island nation—but with many of its residents experiencing the effects of devastating floods, is culture really top of their list?

Ahead of its time, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is more than just a satellite to the Regent's Park event

Just a year after launching a studio programme in Accra, its ambitious young founder is turning it into a museum

Twenty galleries from Africa are among 47 exhibitors at the fair in London this week, with some taking advantage of the UK's newly relaxed pandemic travel rules

The trials and tribulations of building an art collection

Paris-based artist's work recreates flower arrangements that featured at diplomatic events connected to independence ceremonies in African countries

In the absence of the major fairs and auctions, Modern and contemporary African art is in the spotlight in London this week

From Marrakech to Cape Town, the continent's growing fairs and auctions scene is catering to a burgeoning domestic buying base

Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman, is married to Sindika Dokolo who has been working for years on repatriating works to the African continent

The gallery originally opened in the 1970s as a venue for the launch party of Hemingway's memoir

On the eve of the 1-54 fair for contemporary African art, we talk to an artist, a curator, an art fair founder, a gallerist and an auctioneer about the long overdue recognition of the diverse art of a continent. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

New festival Evora Africa includes key works by Malick Sidibé, Romuald Hazoumé and Cheri Samba

Highlights from Souls Grown Deep Foundation acquisition go on show among New York museum's collection

Show honours Africa’s contribution to abstraction, beauty and politics at "a time of affirmative difference"

Exhibition at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil mixes "traditional and modern, colonial and post-colonial, local and global"

Third edition to highlight spiritual, cultural and commercial links between the continent and parallel regions

An increased presence of African galleries at this edition of Art Dubai could signify a flourishing regional market

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