A Grand New Space for African Art, Uniting the Continent

With the planned creation of new galleries for its Arts of Africa collection, the Brooklyn Museum hopes visitors will see ...
Yahoo

Artist Kehinde Wiley puts power in a new frame with paintings of African leaders

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American painter Kehinde Wiley stands in front of a portrait of Alpha Condé, former president of Guinea, during the opening of his ...
CNN

This artist is painstakingly recreating mysterious ancient rock art – before it’s lost

In the early 1970s, South African summer sun searing his back, 14-year-old Stephen Townley Bassett dutifully followed his uncle into the shade offered by one of myriad caves dotted among the Cederberg ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

The Colors of Africa Art Exhibit Brings the Power, Beauty, and History of African Civilizations to U.S. Cities

JACKSONVILLE, FL, UNITED STATES, March 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Colors of Africa Art Exhibit, a vibrant and immersive celebration of African history ...
The Conversation

Victor Ekpuk is a Nigerian artist who uses ancient African graphic writing systems to unveil a stunning new display of creativity

Director of Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project, Associate Professor at Africa Institute Sharjah & Associate Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University Ekpuk’s work challenges popular ...
The New York Times

The Biggest Surprise at the Met’s Egypt Show? Live Performance

Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor. By Aruna D’Souza The artist Lorraine O’Grady once wrote of her ...
Artnet

Was Picasso Really Inspired by African Art? A Century-Old Debate Reignites

A new theory credits medieval Catalan art as Picasso’s inspiration for the iconic "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," but art historians are pushing back. Two people view Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles ...