African art

Marrakech bids to become hub for contemporary African art as museum plans relaunch alongside 1:54 fair

Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden will hold “international opening” in February

Musée Dapper, Paris museum specialising in African art, to shut up shop

High costs and low footfall put end to non-profit institution

Venture capitalist Jean Pigozzi plans foundation to house huge contemporary African art collection

Works from his 10,000-strong holdings are on show in extensive survey at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris

Sotheby’s first Modern and contemporary African art sale set to be a record-breaker

London auction includes 60 artists from 14 countries across the continent, with several making their debut

Will former Frieze chairman Robert Devereux’s collection of art from Africa and the diaspora return to the continent?

As the first public show of the work opens in the UK, the former Virgin partner says he is looking for an “appropriate recipient” for donation

Five millennia of African art and history go on show in Paris

Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac tracks African roots and African routes in its upcoming exhibition

Contemporary African art to take centre stage at Fondation Louis Vuitton

Three major shows are planned for Paris museum next year, including one featuring collection of Jean Pigozzi

Culture fights back in Tunisia

Sufi-inspired exhibition aims to rescue Islam from the extremists

Images from the dark days of colonial rule

Collection of politically inspired works by artists from the Congo on the market

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African collectors share the wealth as private museums proliferate

Theo Danjuma proposes a non-profit gallery in one of his father's hotels in Lagos. In South Africa, a $45m contemporary art museum is underway

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The South African art market is warming up as Joburg Art Fair takes off

Numbers swell at Africa’s biggest art event as its contemporary market matures

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Unesco warns of fraud as unsanctioned authentication documents circulate

The warning states that certificates of authentication allowing imports of African cultural heritage are being forged

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Tate effort to represent Africa

Tate expands globalised holdings

Art marketarchive

Tribal art attracts Modern collectors

A new breed of buyer is crossing over from modern and contemporary art and acquiring the top pieces in every field

Benin mask withdrawn from Sotheby's auction

Cancellation follows accusations that the object was looted, although no formal claim has been made

Jean Pigozzi's expansive collections in Congolese and Japanese art come together in new show

Jean Pigozzi convinces artist Carsten Höller to mix and match the French collector’s art in 'JapanCongo'

Is very rare Benin ivory mask for sale?

Last of rare Benin ivories in private hands is expected to go on the market

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In search of purity out of Africa: Interview with collector Jean Pigozzi

“I feel that at the time of the Medici they had my kind of rapport with their artists”

US collector Brooke Allen returns relics sacred to Kenyan tribe

The works were part of an estate the collector inherited from her parents

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The annual tribal event 'Kaos' is growing in popularity and success

The Parisian event is going from strength to strength, underlining the weakening of BRUNEA, Brussels

Don’t return artefacts to Nigeria, says expert

Leading expert on Nigerian antiquities warns that government and museum officials in the country are involved with the illicit trade of artefacts to the West

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Chirac’s Musée de l’Homme raises prices for primitive art

Fetish figures, tribal shields and masks command attention

African art exhibitions are being scrutinised over possible neo-colonialism and categorisation worries

Perhaps the problem lies with the lack of suitable definitions created by African artists themselves?