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African art market confronts economic turbulence on the continent

Despite currency collapse of Nigeria's naira and a weakened South African rand, the category performed better than the overall market

The confident new face of Benin is on show in Venice

The restitution of artefacts from France in 2022 has energised Benin’s cultural and heritage sector, as is clear from the country’s four-artist presentation at the Biennale

Benin Republic turns to culture to spur economic growth

Four new museums across the country are planned over the next five years and a new cultural quarter is under construction in the biggest city, Cotonou

1-54 art fair brings contemporary African art show to Hong Kong

A selling exhibition of 27 established and emerging artists opens at Christie’s auction house ahead of a planned launch of the fair in the city next year

The Reels deal: museums embrace Instagram’s video opportunities

While artists have decried the platform’s shift beyond still images, institutions are getting on board

Africa's largest mosque officially opens in Algeria

The inauguration of the nearly $900m building has been delayed since 2020

Nigerian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024 to address looting of Benin Kingdom

Outside of the artists' work, the pavilion will show projects made in collaboration with the Museum of West African Art

Opening day of 1-54 Marrakech fair highlights growing business and even better vibes

Gallery expansions, international attendance and a celebratory mood define the contemporary African art expo’s return to Morocco

London's Barbican to be wrapped in pink and purple in new commission by Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama

Purple Hibiscus will be unveiled in April as part of a new exhibition at the gallery

Lagos's Rele Gallery to expand into Europe with new London space

The gallery was founded in the Nigerian city in 2015 and has since added an outpost in Los Angeles

'We want to excite people': Rugby star Maro Itoje and London dealer Khalil Akar on their new African art gallery

The gallerists aim to break down the white cube model and make the art world more accessible through their new roving venture

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‘Black American confidence is really powerful to me’: Garrett Bradley on the role of transparency and music in her filmmaking

The winner of the 2023 Eye Art & Film Prize also discusses the challenge of eliciting a “360-degree experience” and her interest in Italian new wave cinema

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'I could easily do this opera until I’m 103': Marina Abramović on 7 Deaths of Maria Callas

We speak to the performance artist about the UK premiere of her tribute to the legendary singer at the English National Opera

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Oscar-nominated director Garrett Bradley wins 2023 Art & Film prize

The artist and filmmaker will receive $30,000 to put towards a new work

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair expands its reach into Hong Kong

Organisers have announced a series of selling exhibitions at Christie's Hong Kong in March next year

Five shows to see during UK Black History Month

From Wangari Mathenge at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery to a celebration of Black British designers at Somerset House

Nigerian artists are at the fore at the 1-54 fair and beyond

Famous and emerging artists from the country feature at both the contemporary African art fair, with a record number of exhibitors this year, and at Frieze Masters

‘I can buy a work by looking at it on my phone‘: Nana Sao on being decisive with his collecting

The South African-born businessman, who helped bring a large-scale sculpture from Lagos to the Nevada desert, is developing a taste for tapestries

Julie Mehretu painting sets new auction record for an African-born artist

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

Material from Christo's wrapped Arc de Triomphe to be recycled for Paris Olympics in 2024

Paris mayor describes project as “a very fine example of the art world’s ability to adapt to climate challenges”

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair launches Moroccan earthquake relief project

Appeal brings artists and institutions together to raise funds to support survivors and long-term reconstruction

Unveiling the complicated life of Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel

Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition will touch upon her dark past as well as her groundbreaking designs

Artist Mary Evans to be first Black director of London's Slade art school

She joins following a protracted row over alleged systemic racism within the institution

Yinka Shonibare and Toyin Ojih Odutola among artists selected for Nigeria's Venice Biennale 2024 pavilion

The exhibition, featuring eight Nigeria-based and diasporic artists, will be curated by Aindrea Emelife

Afrobeats star Mr Eazi launches international exhibition of African art alongside new album

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

Exhibition in London’s Little Lagos shines light on UK-Nigeria links

South London Gallery in Peckham (aka Little Lagos) will show work of 13 artists including Yinka Shonibare, bringing to light the shared cultures of the two places

A new generation of ceramicists takes the spotlight in London show

Adebunmi Gbadebo, who makes work from the soil her ancestors lived and worked on, is one of three rising artists in a new ceramics show at Maximillian William gallery in London

Six must-see works in Art Basel's free-to-see public art programme

This year's Parcours sector reveals—to both visitors and locals—some of the Swiss city's hidden gems

'People may not be prepared': Latifa Echakhch brings experimental classical music to Basel's Messeplatz

Artist aims to elicit both catharsis and discomfort from audiences for her music performances outside the Art Basel fair