A Survey of African Arts deals with three primary ideas: Africa (the place), Art (human expression, its creation, use and interpretation) and History (over time). The course will look at the forms, ...

Before marble meant minimalism and stone became a staple of modern luxury, these materials shaped the rhythms of daily life across African design traditions. Carved into ancestral altars, grounding ...

Four museums featuring exhibits this fall are recognizing the work of African and African American artists. By Claudia Dreifus This article is part of our Fine Arts & Exhibits special section on how ...

The biggest art fair in West Africa draws artists and curators alike to build on the success of African art in the region and beyond. It's Art Month in Lagos. Artists, galleries and visitors from ...

Beauty and ingenuity can be found around every corner of a new fashion exhibition in Chicago. One mannequin wears a stunning, contemporary piece fashioned primarily from cowrie shells. Another models ...

Art hangs on the walls at the exhibition “Osi Audu: The Self in African Art,” at Opalka Gallery at Sage College on April 2 in Albany. A 2025 yarn on canvas piece ...

In its first pandemic-era edition, the Dakar Biennale, Africa’s biggest art gathering, is uneven, hectic — and full of possibility. By Siddhartha Mitter DAKAR, Senegal — Despite the rise to prominence ...

We Write to you about Africa exhibit at the UMMA Jan. 11. Grace Lahti/Daily. Buy this photo. The exhibition displays plaques informing viewers on the history of UMMA’s African art collection, noting ...

Itohan I. Osayimwese is the author of “Africa's Buildings: Architecture and the Displacement of Cultural Heritage.” (Photo by Christian Scully / Design Imaging Studios) This is your first of three ...

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