African textile artists are making waves by breathing new life into traditional techniques. Their work goes beyond just paying homage to cultural heritage; they're actively bringing these ancient art ...

“Dahomey,” a formally inventive documentary, traces the journey across continents of 26 artworks looted from the West African ...

“Accra has become one of the cities in Ghana that has moved internationally towards the contemporary arts whilst keeping its ...

"Africa has 54 countries, each with diverse and rich artistic traditions, but these complexities often need to be simplified.

African art, admired in the U.S. and Europe as a rich creative tradition, has always had to fight for recognition in its own backyard. To the natives who practiced it, it was less art for ...

African dances are not just art forms; they are an integral part of the continent's culture. They play a vital role in rites ...

The 9th edition of ART X, Africa's premier international art fair, took place in Lagos, Nigeria, from Thursday, October 31, to Sunday, November 3. This year's event welcomed several artists and ...

There is a common thread of misinformation that has been woven into the origin stories of descendants from the Diaspora. Whether dispersed around the world as a result of the intercontinental slave ...

The ninth edition of an international art fair, ART X Lagos, began on Thursday with a tribute to the late Herbert Wigwe, ...

ART X Lagos was established to spotlight contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. Founded by Tokini Peterside-Schwebig ...

The Met will continue to spotlight African-diasporic art with the upcoming “Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now." ...

To that end, this year the Dallas Museum of Art jointly acquired Garrett Bradley’s 2019 video “America” with Tate Modern in ...